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.