R.I.P., Dan O'Bannon

For Alien and Dark Star we give thanks,

And Total Recall, Life Force, too and for

Some bits of Heavy Metal's filmic pranks --

The corvette-flying astronaut and more --

I'm also grateful. Dan O'Bannon wrote

And worked on crazy stuff during his days

Among us. Some we saw and some, we note

Were never realized -- perhaps, though, praise

Instead of scorn is due, for while I dig

That Jodorowsky dude, and quite a lot

I'm not sure Dune was for them -- much too big

And sprawling. Just think what they would have wrought

Upon it? No. But Screamers? Um, hell yes,

Would be my answer. Yours too, I would guess.