Future Generations Pass

Future Generations Pass (Life of Martha and Gracie) Martha started out, as a little girl, to understand her world In an underworld, kept behind a wall forever, for her protection The parents stuffed her in a burlap bag and beat her soundly Kept her safe, around for now, behind the barrier enclosure Her crime was “being bad” Guilty at the time of birth Before that, she was accused of being slow Obviously she must be cursed Not coming out of mom on schedule The mother took care of that by pushing hard It solved that problem, as the doctor pulled the infant out Beat the little girl into the world, though she was upside down By age seven she broke down the wall of silence and escaped She tore through every barrier that stood as an impediment One day she grew older and married Buddy from next door Got pregnant, named her daughter Gracie She saved the burlap bag that she was stuffed in as a baby Gave it to her daughter who wears it proudly Gracie gets her beatings every day as well and smiles Stays behind a wall without complaint, which was her style She too understands her world and wonders Plots an escape to live her way on her own terms To one day make a baby just like herself and have a home Complete with walls and burlap bags that guarantee A future where the family name will carry on the same