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.