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.