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.