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.