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.