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.