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.