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.