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.