Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMG3F5Bp33
carving my desk into202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvIsKec7OXl
light and shadow—202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1dBO2oYbk
two choices,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrO3p7e3YW
two betrayals,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡco48QbimpC
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDfqSLi7i5
His fingers trace my nape—202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9nhoFqCY8
where the mole hides,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpy87kpb8ZH
where the noose will tighten—202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡITK1CbTPIw
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrtrd7sEQq
Either way,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKFVtraRH8
you’ll hold my secrets202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQtckOw08U
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiKwqCZBai
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUQRe4OHSM
its jade carved with northern constellations—202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dIWeHYlw3
a map to freedoms202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2w1bsPB9Y
that taste like202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcc5htQA2tp
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGAvM0u6zu
Alone again, I press the blade202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPI4e2r5gn
to my reflection’s throat—202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIt5grBbKY
who will die tonight:202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Oe9KkhkTj
the loyal eunuch,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6NxUdvEyM
the traitorous woman,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOImLw1sIcH
or the third self202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTzfU7UneX
who dares to want202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMbsGT77xF
neither?
Final Revelation202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡax4nyXMh5N
When dawn comes,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3t4rV47BTe
they’ll find only202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDh9dCZiug
an empty desk,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCf3dHGWtk
an open window,202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4VojW0Te
and the scent of202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ttvpzVb90
peonies202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKYF1WjjSY
(which bloom brightest202Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsDVxkR2v4
when roots are torn apart).
