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.