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.