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.