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.