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.