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.