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.