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.