I wonder how many hearts you have broken.

I want to show you mine. A sparrow with a broken neck. I flew into your life like a bird into a window.

You told me I should have expected it.

You exit without remorse. I have enough for both of us.

Jeff Switt is a retired advertising agency guy who loves writing flash fiction—some days to curb his angst, other days to fuel it. His words have been featured at Dogzplot, Boston Literary Review, Flash Fiction World, and Nailpolish Stories and have appeared at lots of places that take whatever you send in.