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.