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.