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.