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.