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.