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.