"I don't recall
anyone baking me
a birthday cake before.
Maybe that's why
I baptized my first slice
with tears."

"LIBRARY CARD

A magic pass
I used to climb into
other people's skin
any old time
I needed."

June's inner dialogue was unrelenting, especially at the beginning. Plus there was an insane amount of extra details that weren't necessary to the plot.

An excellent biography!