Fragmented Lives

Time has eroded
What was once whole
Now is fractured.

The glue that held
What we had together
Has dissolved and gone.

Am I deficient
Unworthy of love
Incapable of being more?

Or has mid-life
Ripped into his soul
And dragged him away.

Have we grown apart?
Let our interests intervene
And split us....

Can we find
A way back
Into love?

Or is it lost
gone forever
Vapour in the breeze.

Only time will tell
My soul aches
For what we had.

But if I must
I will move on
And gain strength

Strength in knowing
I have survived
Come out on top.

30 lines.

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.