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.