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.