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.