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.