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.