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.