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.