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.