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.