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.