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.