Fini Flight
A 50-word story by Christopher DiNote
Be you.
Don’t exist. Fly a plane that doesn’t exist. Fight an enemy that doesn’t exist.
Be a medal locked away in a vault. Be a folded flag presented in secret.
Be astronaut wings stuck to a coffin lid. Be a blank line on an engraved plaque.
Be a hero.
Be.
Believe.
Be That Guy.
But beware the call of cadence
In the service of unworthy goals.
Don't stand within the bell
When it tolls for thee.
Don't be that guy.
Be careful.
Be good.
Be.