Conspiracy

[deckardcanine]

“Conspiracy” now is quite often misused.
It’s not short for “conspiracy theory,”
At least not according to Merriam-Webster
And such, tho it is worth a query.

The word can refer to a secret agreement
To do something bad or illicit,
Or else it’s the act that’s agreed to or even
The group of all people complicit.

What’s more, many speakers would have you believe
All conspiracy theories are rot.
I find that absurd: You think Julius Caesar’s
Assassins did not have a plot?

I know of a bunch of implausible theories,
But those needn’t tarnish the rest.
Perhaps their whole point is to make us dismiss
All the true ones (that’s only a guess).