: old trick :

sniffing around again
like a dog thats buried a bone
but can't stop thinking about it
so you sniff
and investigate
but are too proud to dig it up
to admit you still want it

your new master
would be thrilled
with this behaviour
if he was aware of it
but of course he won't be
until it's too late
and you turn on him
or run away
your usual routine
it's tired
and so are you

perhaps pavlovian tricks
will prevail
teaching manners and decency
where sense and dignity
failed

lie
lie down
get up
lie again