Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMR2y2637HB
carving my desk into185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6moQtPFkDH
light and shadow—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡird4vKHxat
two choices,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHJFcF4quK
two betrayals,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTC7C0Zv6Rn
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J98dRwUIr
His fingers trace my nape—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UsdkUwvn1
where the mole hides,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8yIdhYCAN
where the noose will tighten—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWPg2AoywO
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYDSGnFhjZ
Either way,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElHuToQzBY
you’ll hold my secrets185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6tAZTaeU4
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFZelWmcpO
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pe1VT64WY
its jade carved with northern constellations—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyPgJOK0BW
a map to freedoms185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vvjGpRTQ0
that taste like185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB1sJ6l4x0
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVS5LsjqWw
Alone again, I press the blade185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrbnq0LxXs
to my reflection’s throat—185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVDbgUieHp
who will die tonight:185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLa2gs0vbaP
the loyal eunuch,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvq5RcmVa4S
the traitorous woman,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3ryhI3f61
or the third self185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRDrCrz1Zo
who dares to want185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTO5Rbz5gx
neither?
Final Revelation185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufNOHbNxKV
When dawn comes,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8veD5E7s9
they’ll find only185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uqajREJpO
an empty desk,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtyI5lRUdR
an open window,185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzhOJHB5ns
and the scent of185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2n5Idrosht
peonies185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouBtGUFBWD
(which bloom brightest185Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPpI2j8eoUA
when roots are torn apart).
