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.