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).