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.