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.