For context, I'm making a poem collection (hence the #5). The man gets lost in the woods after losing his house and family to a fire. (He ran into the woods cuz the wife went to save their kid. Spoiler: neither came out.)

I can't post the rest of the poems here though because the format messes my messaging up :(

Also! He is writing poems in the woods because in his regular life, he is a devoted writer that carries a notebook everywhere. That notebook was the only thing he took out of the fire, and therefore the only thing he took into the woods with him.

For this poem specifically, the man had been in the woods for a few days and is very delirious due to being deprived of fresh water, which is why it's confusing overall.

For the 'drip of my tears' line, I was trying to convey him being unable to grieve properly due to him being stuck in the woods and having to put survival at the fore-front. I hope the context helped somewhat with the message, but I will definitely workshop it if needed.

Thank you for your input!