Iconoclast

Poetry by Margaret MacDonell The Inverness Oran - October 22, 2025

I'm a believer.

Lifelong,

What a gift,

To be blessed with things to believe in.

This belief has defined me,

It's where I've come from,

And where I am going.

Informed life choices

And provided meaning that guided the way.

Something to believe in,

A safe harbour.

A channel out of the rough seas.

As governments around the world

And here at home betray us,

Threaten destruction,

Desecration

Of things we hold sacred.

It's hard to keep the faith.

They can't take it from us

.

Keep the faith

We must

Use this conviction of belief.

Voices claimed.

Faith proclaimed.