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.