Jan Demaggio 

Grandin, FL, USA 

I was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. I now live in Grandin, Florida. I have driven semi trucks for seven years and received two safety awards, plus I have milked cows and worked on a dairy. On September 22, 1995, I had a near death experience. There is medical proof of this, but I feel God ha da second life planned for me. Now I live it! I write country songs, poetry, and do acrylic art paintings. I have two awards in poetry with The National Library of Poetry, a lifetime membership with The International Society of Poets and I'm a holding sixth place winner of the Nashville Starseek Show. I am trying to be a  number one winner in country singing! I do hope you enjoy my poetry, country songs, and art paintings as I have enjoyed the gifts God has blessed me with.

Abandoned

If you read this letter, please mail this to my family.
I'm confused, afraid, I feel lost.
Someone told me this place is my new home.
But where are my grown children!
I never see them anymore, "why"?
Some women wear white dresses here.
Don't they have other color of clothes to wear.
Why do I always have to do as they say.
Who do they think they are, I don't understand.
I don't know where I am, I'm so lonely.
I don't know anyone here, faces are of strangers.
I need my family to come and see me.
I do deeply miss them!
How happy I would be to see a love ones fact that I know.
I don't remember how of time has gone by.
I feel abandoned by my own kind.
So if you read this letter
Please mail this to my family.
I had forgotten there address.
For in here I've been striped of all important items.
Even myself will of hope!
From
I don't remember my name,
But anyway- I'm the one that was abandoned!

The Unborn Cry

My heart beats, you don't care.
I cry you don't hear me.
I hiccup, you don't care.
I move around and stretch.

But for your selfish own ways,
You don't care.
"Why!"

You got me this far in your womb.
Now because of your selfishness, you don't want me.
I already Love you, "Mommy!"
Can't you care enough to give me life.
So someone in this big world, "Could Love Me!"
After all I'm part of you.
And even though I'm not born yet,
"I do cry unto you!"

Mommy Stop

"Mommy Stop", if you do what your thinking of",
I wont go to know you.
You will miss love and joy, "I can give you'!
I have a lot of, "hugs and kisses for you"!
( Don't you want me?)
I know I would want you!
( Please, don't stop my life.)
"but give me life!"
"Mommy stop"!

Strong Arms

I remember mom and dad holding me
In their strong arms.
Even though I was only a child back then.

Now I count steel bars and lonely days.
I remember time pasted, as tears roll down my face
A cell becomes my new home.

As I turn young adulthood.
Different arms hold me now.
For I'm held in the "strong arms of the law."

My Early Morning Rose

As the sun rises early of the morning.
I wake up to find me holding you tight to my side.
You remind me of a sweet smelling rose.
You wear my favorite perfume.
Your soft touch is fine as a rose petal.

I reach to kiss you good morning
Only to realize it's time to arise for work.
Time goes to fast, for my early morning rose.

As days roll by, I feel my early morning rose will fade.
For there is no time to attend my early morning rose.
That lays at my heart.