Grano Salis

Grano Salis

You shake your head in disbelief

And look at me askance;

There is doubt and disapproval

In that sudden, sideways glance.

Was the plot too convoluted,

Too difficult to follow?

Was truth so stretched

And so far-fetched,

You found it hard to swallow?

In my failure to convince,

Was I overly expressive?

Did the ending make you wince?

Was hyperbole excessive?

You will not come to grief,

I mean no harm or malice,

Suspend your disbelief and sing:

"O Cum Grano Salis!"*

* (With a grain of salt)