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.