NITRO ANGEL
Each week we watched you
As you climbed into your 8,000 h.p. earthbound rocket.
Your smile and your glow
Made us feel we were on that quarter-mile trek with you.
As fans we loved to watch
Blasts down the groove, win or lose.
As parents we swelled with pride
When our children felt your strength, whether victorious or “also ran”.
For all that you shared with each of us
We could not know how you shaped the lives and fed the spirits
Of our other racing heroes.
Your determination and your drive
This example has been your final gift to us.
Your spirit will live on
Long after the earthly burnout is done.
Into God’s hands
We entrust our Nitro Angel.
With a tear, and a smile,
As you make that final pass.
One last run
Alone, this time we cannot come.
Driving into that burning light,
No turn off we see from the shutdown this time.
Still, your smile warms us
As we empty the stands, and leave into the night.
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