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.