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.