I do love me a good free verse!
This was excellent. I think you've really nailed the aspects of comedic poetry, which can be really tricky compared to more somber topics. I also really enjoy the topic choice. I think that, on the surface, juice might not be something someone would connect with comedy, so I applaud your creative thinking and your ability to place it in such a thoughtfully written set-up. I also have a soft place in my heart for little weirdos and little weirdo things, and this definitely falls into that category.
I do have a couple little editing tips that I think would make this poem flow a little better without ruining any of its integrity. In the second stanza, I would delete "Only". I would also move "wishing" down to the fifth line, let that line be "Wishing that I'd taken my time," and let the sixth line be "Chosen a juice that hadn't JUST excited my eyes".
In the final stanza, I just think that "Becoming less" should be moved down to the fourth line. That way it's a little bit prettier when it's written down, it flows a little better, and it lets that whole ending sentence, that final lasting moment, really have its own time in the sun.
Overall, I think this is really well written, and of course, my edits are just suggestions. Keep writing, and I look forward to whatever comes next.
From Police Headquarters,
Moon
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