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.