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.