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.