Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjo8A63pgr
carving my desk into184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyiEVuC5mf
light and shadow—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMQlvX8lfph
two choices,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafAckhSA2Q
two betrayals,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVZvPngZ50
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx7pKPoWmQT
His fingers trace my nape—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZkKyxuHMD
where the mole hides,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEBT0gk6t3
where the noose will tighten—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuftUeSk8n
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHtW6aMnQN
Either way,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ipD78idzz
you’ll hold my secrets184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeB43pbweA
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvjlqIeMJX
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCJeaECOBw
its jade carved with northern constellations—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jG34ekod0
a map to freedoms184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpbYxLgqcG
that taste like184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FgqUZTLJc
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIZkZFcvsJ
Alone again, I press the blade184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTfHsxTHHz
to my reflection’s throat—184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvzczqHlak
who will die tonight:184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6DEcWe3OJ
the loyal eunuch,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3b7JYojei
the traitorous woman,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomeEA9VB9Q
or the third self184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YkGempbRK
who dares to want184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz5sj2cZno
neither?
Final Revelation184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PBAwiN0z6
When dawn comes,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyqW5O8wyQ
they’ll find only184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT38LbpAmNt
an empty desk,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIp3ihQcXUa
an open window,184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrTU9uXZXzs
and the scent of184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuOHRatP1W
peonies184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMAkcP7dQ5
(which bloom brightest184Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3op8dEc0g3
when roots are torn apart).
