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.