Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOCUMgfWVJ
carving my desk into98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6boiVV5AQ
light and shadow—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu5c1Mw7wG
two choices,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzokDvPTSs
two betrayals,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B170J5FtI
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d7VF0xXwo
His fingers trace my nape—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jiK8t10Cb
where the mole hides,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOFmbH9c64
where the noose will tighten—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwmLqdYrVu
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyyQtU2MGN
Either way,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNe64AshSYB
you’ll hold my secrets98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T632y6A0v
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeZujK9KHE
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXIl84c92P
its jade carved with northern constellations—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2nRV9YWEd
a map to freedoms98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAFgHVRvaO
that taste like98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUew1rMaGM
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJzyHUkZXl
Alone again, I press the blade98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDtXoTlBPH
to my reflection’s throat—98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDA1ozArIC
who will die tonight:98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBE2RtDaCth
the loyal eunuch,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8xedEKvS9
the traitorous woman,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW6mg9Zc4U
or the third self98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SU6VloZs1
who dares to want98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgm1KyIk41
neither?
Final Revelation98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYpxfybYlU
When dawn comes,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqiBG60yft
they’ll find only98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC3YLSNmf3
an empty desk,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFhPJXJWx3
an open window,98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5rTsII7ru
and the scent of98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQN0ILZfFrW
peonies98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrX0Ke05UTD
(which bloom brightest98Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHqVVwD85v
when roots are torn apart).
