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.