Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XHzW7HZQ7
carving my desk into84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN0LpHhlE0
light and shadow—84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3moSWbEj5F
two choices,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rnsVkcilu
two betrayals,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfY7EsVixK
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqwtNOaHdB
His fingers trace my nape—84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKcXaC2eVy
where the mole hides,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9vgSsagpR
where the noose will tighten—84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9SjlR8zsT
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUM8bE0zuq
Either way,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUuMqNqBly
you’ll hold my secrets84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYJvEYgCkK
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Q6xTsA1Iv
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsS5MfbqcjO
its jade carved with northern constellations—84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRmCpIImzo
a map to freedoms84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfDWS35ifv
that taste like84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhtyyU0Jiv
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIkRGVjQvGw
Alone again, I press the blade84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvUsJTioKdP
to my reflection’s throat—84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0xfUxpIq1
who will die tonight:84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YpkIBdEyM
the loyal eunuch,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4w47dgwfz5
the traitorous woman,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF2OdeUauCy
or the third self84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rDlSXIiYN
who dares to want84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6BcD0FpNy
neither?
Final Revelation84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvyx0lYsr1Y
When dawn comes,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY1CMgXiz1
they’ll find only84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4Dretkwfg
an empty desk,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlf5J3gFsk9
an open window,84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwBq6VKLXW
and the scent of84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CYX80RYWp
peonies84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJx6g34sSR4
(which bloom brightest84Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡedw3h7xPMX
when roots are torn apart).
