with whom
i share a name
helped me
on my master's exam.
i was ready to
answer any questions
about the saint's
life--
--how she disobeyed when
her father ordered her
to marry
a pagan
--how the rejected suitor
tortured
& imprisoned her
--how she
/broke/
the demon sent
to tempt
her
--& how those splashed
with her blood
were instantly "saved"
& immediately
put to death
but, wouldn't you know,
they didn't ask
about julianna
at all
& i lost my faith
in The Academy
before i could be
beheaded
& convert hundreds
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