Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bCrot5zKh
carving my desk into203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3q3STfpNo
light and shadow—203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrlsYmwj9u
two choices,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL3kXlptD4
two betrayals,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigQLiFKzjO
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglHOO9Ed4o
His fingers trace my nape—203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ93E2g3wZpz
where the mole hides,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8D4Qw3BDR
where the noose will tighten—203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2KKN9op8I
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlKlPmmCWl
Either way,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aGqERLGd9
you’ll hold my secrets203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5puZWPRiz
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4J2IvmbLB
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IFQYseTuh
its jade carved with northern constellations—203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9Hz2DP0sb
a map to freedoms203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Uv0J3OLA0
that taste like203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLAK9taxqb
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIGJhGM9ei
Alone again, I press the blade203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCpY710G3q
to my reflection’s throat—203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzifDM3m1G
who will die tonight:203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgSj9CvAz7
the loyal eunuch,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ea1lLdD30
the traitorous woman,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrMN8trFgx
or the third self203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnP4Cgl6Wtv
who dares to want203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrZlh0cgwt
neither?
Final Revelation203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMVzTixVGP
When dawn comes,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgq7lDArO2
they’ll find only203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUPUiApLXO
an empty desk,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRRHeNm3jH
an open window,203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYzTPsRuUj
and the scent of203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4bcKcnUNv
peonies203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuTo8hR4Xc
(which bloom brightest203Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdq74pGHQOQ
when roots are torn apart).
