Beetle Wife

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( I wrote this poem about an incident of domestic violence I witnessed a few months ago that left me traumatized, I am comparing the violence to when boys smash bugs ) 

beetle wife. smash her with thumbs and —I would remove the "beetle wife" bit. just start strong with "smash her with...".  Also, you have missed a couple of capital letters out from "Beetle" and "Smash". 
watch red ooze onto the skin. lick it off 
if you want, tastes like summer. 
antennas burned, shrinking like matchsticks —This is a great combination of images.  And I realise now that it's a conscious decision you have made not to use capital letters. 
wings ripped off and blown away with breath —Beetles have quite hefty wings, so this imagery jars a little. 

I am reminded of the meat market, plastic 
baskets full of raw meat bathed in blood 
the silence sprawls across us / my mouth is stunned —I don't think "my mouth is stunned" is necessary. 

Hey Wordgobbler. I don't think the explanation beforehand is necessary. I don't suppose it's intended to be part of the poem, but I don't think it helps the critique along, either. Because now I have to mentally subtract all of that from my reading of the poem.