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.