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.