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.