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.