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.