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.