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.