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.