Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDgT9UXLDl
carving my desk into52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDqlnWrSxg
light and shadow—52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvf1F9oJRu
two choices,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFfKmixMmP
two betrayals,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgw5UIm7LH
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnYcnMCqjL
His fingers trace my nape—52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE20e4dYe89
where the mole hides,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Y8mDZmG7r
where the noose will tighten—52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcM2nmGreJ
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdwWbOSaqB
Either way,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tfTJitlkT
you’ll hold my secrets52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9Ic2mQOYf
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6QAN8DrFD
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtbM7eeix2
its jade carved with northern constellations—52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QyY6tp8zM
a map to freedoms52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAV0GTolKdL
that taste like52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcO7xotO3e
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoxgSfPYn8
Alone again, I press the blade52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZrSNjTHbM
to my reflection’s throat—52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxFtCCoxN4
who will die tonight:52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmFD1Xffap
the loyal eunuch,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEF6AMFttB
the traitorous woman,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZdU3jOMpNV
or the third self52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72bLE9AijS
who dares to want52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc1jbDbJwsq
neither?
Final Revelation52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeD8POqncgm
When dawn comes,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56xEMwCX1U
they’ll find only52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErLlfH9S1J
an empty desk,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbpubwMeah
an open window,52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlQ696pftB
and the scent of52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6YUROVtGj
peonies52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbSFcKcpt2
(which bloom brightest52Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9Xt1g2lzp
when roots are torn apart).
