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.