Prompt/sample for 11 Jan 2016

Prompt for: Jan 11, 2016 (fyn)
Subject or Theme: Broken: someone or something being broken.

Word(s) to Include: glue, erode, deficient (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): broken, leg, arm, wrist, toy, doll, heart (or any derivatives, compound or hyphenations of these words)
Additional Parameters: At least 24 lines- 8 three line stanzas. NO more than 4 words per line, non-rhyming. Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.

splintered, shattered, fractured

hatcheted words
swung as he would;
tweezers ineffectual.

mirror dropped mid-gaze;
image captured in shards
reflected forever...

hip-deep in deficient D;
sprawled on the floor,
disjointed.

~*~

Escher-esque,
the axis tilts. I
fall up

paralyzed fingers
have no purchase
in greased sound.

nary a drop;
no glue left
yet I'm stuck

no marble creation;
stone statue carved
through another's whim

furrows form;
tears erode surface
of the soul