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.