Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3csO8IaqX
carving my desk into122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF6CG13ioA
light and shadow—122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCst6RRZ8As
two choices,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2oaAD6xKZ
two betrayals,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFCLCAMDLY
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4oYcMcakg
His fingers trace my nape—122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcrnMS6T4c
where the mole hides,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkcNlJvyQO
where the noose will tighten—122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ3CxvKeSg
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lE56TDTIg
Either way,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvn0STDGmpD
you’ll hold my secrets122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzRVKUHvQN
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWQjsKOVvf
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjClLwqoyGR
its jade carved with northern constellations—122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT85gDhqEjP
a map to freedoms122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGXt58xhVj
that taste like122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU25JntgGbC
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIwOgycaz5k
Alone again, I press the blade122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa45l8dKArL
to my reflection’s throat—122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqizLCDZjU
who will die tonight:122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtP6UpHWG3
the loyal eunuch,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn9Motx0Fm
the traitorous woman,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BJGkWAnm9
or the third self122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2obMc4fjuG
who dares to want122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwanq4MvEs
neither?
Final Revelation122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcXvtYLvyY
When dawn comes,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZaCWWTd6R
they’ll find only122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9HeNmCqUX
an empty desk,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbjb1DcM7C
an open window,122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFOKLrcbYA
and the scent of122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDis4GOlez
peonies122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv1L43C8cv
(which bloom brightest122Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ846SnxH7OZ
when roots are torn apart).
