Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLhpiwmw9r
carving my desk into123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMNUZsz1Tc
light and shadow—123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA6rhZX0cc
two choices,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzc9R9be2E
two betrayals,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRvjLG2kIl
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCJAvcHKop1
His fingers trace my nape—123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7VNjj7UsL
where the mole hides,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylQCXh9XJc
where the noose will tighten—123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeyoBtGBfU
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsiNZnnSJ7
Either way,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuuFzCQyjt
you’ll hold my secrets123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWS4I1kKTT
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxwPHEUwfN
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W29tqabA8
its jade carved with northern constellations—123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQVuUY1SPN
a map to freedoms123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4qWliRwMx
that taste like123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0gHXFRjnBh
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQRX7ZDb8P
Alone again, I press the blade123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq929rAbQOn
to my reflection’s throat—123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFvc3pNbYm
who will die tonight:123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXz30QeWkq3
the loyal eunuch,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzwfgf6Yqx
the traitorous woman,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwvHQM8j0R
or the third self123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABfQdu1knd
who dares to want123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehrPpWqjsk
neither?
Final Revelation123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dZ54GCxbG
When dawn comes,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHrvcaEqVz
they’ll find only123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllcikmrwDR
an empty desk,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwaV4jIo20
an open window,123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdnjB2waNVE
and the scent of123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9ZSAWrx7N
peonies123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuzU6p7YEn
(which bloom brightest123Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLuc7eP9HV
when roots are torn apart).
