Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqTnvelTkyU
carving my desk into161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADtGA4bg4v
light and shadow—161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Al3D4yBZn
two choices,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSOWCHWuKt
two betrayals,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo2UVQ1F4vw
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9t4tW1mer
His fingers trace my nape—161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5o5yPNY1i
where the mole hides,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzQppWJfVZ
where the noose will tighten—161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYHWJTclgH
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTOodav9ZI
Either way,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PhpBgCF5E
you’ll hold my secrets161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVYuRhOvbD
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpYLtKEsAx
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtQaXcAxVlR
its jade carved with northern constellations—161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1G2hKMn2E8
a map to freedoms161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8S5hxMasog
that taste like161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoHofDR4aq6
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmq5MHlR3k
Alone again, I press the blade161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8bmQVVBwQ
to my reflection’s throat—161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRNgWB4daT
who will die tonight:161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjvyMcqsp3O
the loyal eunuch,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDrTmVDGBQ
the traitorous woman,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqK4VQ9zy8e
or the third self161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf49tMbM7nQ
who dares to want161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoK1IIujQA
neither?
Final Revelation161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBycmrIoOG
When dawn comes,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtz2WEg9LWX
they’ll find only161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHaLKKhqwc
an empty desk,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAutO2K81cB
an open window,161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQR9Hc9HSrJ
and the scent of161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMRh4GlefW
peonies161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeSkk9vpBL
(which bloom brightest161Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuDWNySPB5
when roots are torn apart).
