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.