Hey Renard!
So I really like the title of this piece. I didn't even think of it as sweat or blood or anything before I read the poem. So I'm just going to point out a little word changes that might give this poem a more emotional feel. (I'll also be adding punctuation, if you don't mind.)
"I can feel heat dripping *down* the back of my neck,
*into* my eyes,
and it burns my throat."
I think that if you give the heat a path, the imagery will be great! Show us the slow exhaustion or pain that the narrator is feeling.
"The desire to quench the prolonged thirst
of the red lacquer,
dripping onto metal;
of my mental little quivers"
So here, the red lacquer is blood, right? And you, the narrator, wants to stop bleeding, "the desire to quench" its "thirst". But what does the metal stand for? What is it symbolizing? That confuses me a little bit. Are the "mental little quivers" like slivers of memories between you and a partner? So the narrator is broken hearted, and it's like shes constantly bleeding and she wants this sort of nightmare to end. Correct me if I didn't interpret this the way you imagined.
A little grammar quirk here: "Him and me". This should be "He and I". All up to you if you want to change that, I suppose.
"I know where I am but I want to flee *where*
juicy apples mark my way *and*
inhibit motives of goldust"
I also got confused here, I just think that the first sentence is worded a little awkwardly. I think that using 'where' instead of 'there' would make more sense. I don't understand what the last line means either. I just think that you should add an 'and' after 'way' in the second line. Again, all up to you. I just think if would make everything flow a lot easier and be able for the readers to interpret the poem better.
The ending, is perfect. Don't change it. I love is just the way it is.
So in general, I think that this poem has a lot of potential. I believe that if you just spruce it up a little, just by adding punctuation or anything, it would even make a difference. But really, keep writing, I do like the message that this poem delivers, good job.
Keep expressing.
-Percybeth
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