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.