Echoes

Echoes of memories
Faded but deep.
Some tinged with pain,
About which some will not speak.

Pieces of happiness
Mixed up with the sad--
Joyous celebrations and
Tragedies they've had.

Cut to the heart,
Each generation knows
The echoes of pain
From the hatred of foes.

Echoes of cultures
Of various kinds--
Tainted by ignorance
Of many closed minds.

Echoes of families
That become estranged,
And stay that way
Until something is changed.

Echoes of memories,
That travel through time.
Parts of legends or history,
Caused by mankind.