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.