The Bovine Skat Express

Buddy could read

Between the lines.

Between fake smiles

And fake “I’m fines”.

Buddy smelled a rat

And a rat-fink, too.

And there wasn’t a thing

That Buddy could do

But watch the show

Descript the plot.

But that wasn’t all that Buddy got.

He got sick and tired

Of playing this game

They always won

Though the score was the same.

A zero sum gain with losers.