Only a flavor

[Mendelson Shape]

sweetest taste,
selective palette
gone with haste,
red as scarlet,

slips through fingers,
regretted drops,
small hinders,
heartbeat stops,

save this soul,
draining defier,
human mold,
ancient vampire.

[Ai]

regrettably drops,

Try that instead might make the flow in that stanza just a bit more easier and smoother..:p..Nice rhyming and nice layout and delivery though in my opinion. lets see more.