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.