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.