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.