a  string  of  pearls, like a  necklace. 
   glowing in offensive colors. luring.   
                                          
                                  
           mall           
                                  
                                          
 a few ways to  get betrayed:  being sold 
 broken  items or mimicry, being recorded 
 (for what purpose?),  being  ascribed  a 
 negative value and getting  kicked  out, 
   or beaten, getting requisitioned to    
 operate  some facet  of  the body (being 
 cared  for  enough  to  fear  losing its 
 favor,  yet  not  enough to meaningfully 
                 survive)                 
                                          
 evokes the sense of  scavenging,  but it 
 is a projection and a  mirage - it's all 
  controlled and coreographed, presented  
 like  a  gift,  a  reward  for  nothing. 
         for being so beautiful.          
                                          
 with  that in mind, is  there a  choice? 
                                          
 it's easy  to grow  lazy  with its ease, 
 and leave your network of minor  streams 
 and animal pools  in  dissaray, and with 
 the waning of  your  secret wells,  your 
 depencence   on   the  mall  will  grow.