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.