Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N9Bx4PEUm
carving my desk into201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHTgckyzcv
light and shadow—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpf06PgvL5D
two choices,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZ0zd0AenG
two betrayals,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUbxshcn5L
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdmvxvKMqk
His fingers trace my nape—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOutIsQx7k
where the mole hides,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeJF2otMeBe
where the noose will tighten—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pBihIhXRM
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB3w7SoD4Y
Either way,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkFC0WXMP2
you’ll hold my secrets201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMY5RkSUqz
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zi6SMHhp1
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRc4XEoKsf
its jade carved with northern constellations—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhnARSf55T9
a map to freedoms201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIgRs0UiXP
that taste like201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxaCX6FmFe
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvwdIqYpqK
Alone again, I press the blade201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkwOWOXmmY
to my reflection’s throat—201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrTpwCGRwa
who will die tonight:201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSLkG4bqDG
the loyal eunuch,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqT00dEy2e
the traitorous woman,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuaetmW6i7
or the third self201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOzDo3cWEGI
who dares to want201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQcyfPwbZZ
neither?
Final Revelation201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxF6u7SUtF
When dawn comes,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn68b2d6P80
they’ll find only201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDh23BeLlAX
an empty desk,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosQhToMANd
an open window,201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xAej1EA0n
and the scent of201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaBI0p3cLS
peonies201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KjNvh5uCR
(which bloom brightest201Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJp91QiS27
when roots are torn apart).
