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.