Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5SADDHsZJ
carving my desk into120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV4lY6gULZG
light and shadow—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEybUBtiIOW
two choices,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbjBbohvj5
two betrayals,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd2UqVQof9
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOh7ROD22VG
His fingers trace my nape—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0Bc9IyaHn
where the mole hides,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWH0H7KpIy
where the noose will tighten—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJMUcG5y3Y
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGMZaVgz4p
Either way,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDt10FqSuge
you’ll hold my secrets120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWs20VxeP8X
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJpKLZ0bMG
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCmVlPWc35
its jade carved with northern constellations—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFX40QAYtX
a map to freedoms120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdB4DYqVe0M
that taste like120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGS7dT7TwmM
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNgjdwQxlE
Alone again, I press the blade120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gcsayxNMC
to my reflection’s throat—120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8qMlLC05I
who will die tonight:120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeribYrDmI
the loyal eunuch,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CcYX9NhZL
the traitorous woman,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtcx25OSl4L
or the third self120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2EHvOmf1r
who dares to want120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLhrUcv0TV
neither?
Final Revelation120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGMMcsII3o
When dawn comes,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEYEm7reIW1
they’ll find only120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxHCW2gdlj
an empty desk,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgoZ3s8QzvH
an open window,120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iv8xtKfQL
and the scent of120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMU5hcTiAM
peonies120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8kkveLm7t
(which bloom brightest120Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7q8txKqv99
when roots are torn apart).
