Probation Officer. By Wayne F. Burke

she went out to the club, got

drunk, blacked-out and

came-to in her bed

in the morning

lying beside a guy,

wearing an ankle bracelet,

whom she did not recognize--

he said his name was Fred

or Ed or Ned

and after getting up

out of bed

and smoking a cigarette, she

cooked some eggs

but there was no time to eat

because

Fred or Ned or Ed

needed a ride

to go

meet 
his P.O.

Wayne F. Burke's poetry has been widely published online and in print. He has published six full-length poetry collections, most recently DIFLUCAN (BareBack Press, 2019). He lives in the Pine Tree State.