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.