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.