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.