Star Trek Question

[pete_29]

Irradiated, desiccated, zapped or turned to goo,
hail the unsung hero, lowly member of the crew.
Beaming down at Kirk’s request,
his function is to die.
(They very seldom bury him, and nobody will cry.)
And so he goes to heaven
with all his lines unsaid.
And his only euology?–
McCoy says, “Jim, he’s dead.”

(Sorry, I just had to quote this here.)

Does this poem have a title, if not might I suggest Ode to the Red Shirt.

 

[Tenebrae]

Does this poem have a title, if not might I suggest Ode to the Red Shirt.

“The Unknown Technician.” But your title is better.