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.