Sounds Familiar

i. engine churns:

the dog's left at home,  
he agitated Her again
and all he can hear
is the motor burning.

ii. his whines grow hoarse:

wrapped windows bind sunshine
but he sniffs for it
when he knows daylight
won't comfort him.

then the walls grow mold,
as its paper falls off
and folds into the
depressions of the floor.
(he claws to get out)

he has itches to scratch out
of his bowl-like stomach;
his nose is dry,
starving to be happy.

spilled milk is now spoiled,
but he laps it up
as the
heater cooks his home,
makes him cry again.

iii. postcard said She flew north:

She left without a care,
but he's still waiting;
sounds familiar.