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.