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.