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.