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.