He doesn’t miss the whiskey,
he doesn’t miss the wine
he’s been free of it all 28 years,
going on 29.
The day he laid the bottles down
was one of the best days of his life,
Now he helps others who are where he was,
he’s pointing them all toward the light
By: J.N.R Dutton
When wolves come baying,
howling at the door
soldiers they prepare for war
By:J.N.R Dutton
One heart says to another,
“I’ve still got mending left to do,
forgive me for sometimes taking
pain out on you,
Just keep Loving me,
and know I Love you too
Hold me in the battles
& we’ll make it through“
By:J.N.R Dutton
He threw away the razor blades
Threw away the booze
Decided he wanted to live
Even though his heart
was battered & bruised
If he let the darkness swallow him
He knew that wouldn’t be right
So he fought the darkness bravely,
til his soul could see the light
By:J.N.R Dutton
We all look for heroes, in real life & fantasy
One of the ones I grew up with on T.V.
was a Highland man born in the 1590’s,
who was graced w/immortality
He fought new battles every week,
the coolest thing to me, actually,
was it seemed there were no villains
he couldn’t beat, I thought having such
power & strength would really be sweet
By:J.N.R Dutton
Inspired by the fantasy “Highlander” series, the story of Duncan MacCleod of the clan MacCleod
He weeps for his daughter,
she’s an angel in chains
trying hard to kill deep seated pain
with all the wrong things
from whiskey to cocaine
He hates seeing her that way,
Shattered, and living her life in vain
He somehow feels it’s himself to blame
He tried his best to raise her right
but somewhere she lost sight of the light
He wants to rescue her from endless night
but he knows to do it, she’s got to want to fight
By:J.N.R Dutton
Each time he stepped out
on the battle field
He couldn’t catch his breath,
Normally things didn’t rattle him
but those days he was scared to death,
He was prepared for any sacrifice
but he kept asking himself,
“Will my new bride be a widow tonight,
or will I make it out alive”?
He knew he wasn’t the only one
with such thoughts weighing on his mind,
Soldiers thinking about families
that they left behind
By: J.N.R Dutton
Sometimes demons are out on the prowl
You hear them rage, hiss, and howl
But you can battle back against them
If you keep your faith & stand your ground
No matter what you’re dealing with
Hope can always be found
By: J.N.R Dutton
The Poetry Of J.N.R Dutton 