William Shatner Dies

William Shatner Dies By Elton Camp Earth scientists eagerly scan the sky Signs of intelligent life hoping to spy Whatever its nature they don’t care Just anything to know they’re there If the aliens the same thing are doing Could mean that some will be ruing Television signals at light speed Could be all that the aliens need To know intelligent life’s been found That maybe they should look around At “I Love Lucy,” they did sneer Later came signals that brought fear “Star Trek” showed a people growing Who about space travel are knowing “This race has become to us a threat. So it’s an intervention they’ll get.” “Captain Kirk’s their leader it’s clear. With him dead, there’s less to fear.” Zorkians came to Earth at warp speed They found old Kirk to do the deed “Stop. William Shatner’s my name.” Is what their victim loudly did proclaim But then the awful news the actor heard For “fiction,” Zorkians have no word The phasers the aliens took off of stun Then for poor Shatner, it was no fun! An actor confused with the part he plays It’s dead on the ground that he now lays