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.