Influence - A poem by John E. Everett

Influence.

I spoke; and my word was carried
On the mobile, quivering air,
To the heart of a fellow mortal,
As an influence foul or fair.

I did; and my deed was carried
On the shimmering ether wave
To the heart of a fellow mortal,
And it help or hindrance gave.

'Twere well if an evil saying
Were denied the air-waves' speed;
And the ether were unwilling
To picture a harmful deed.

^__John E. Everett.