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.