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.