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.