Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcKtel3ZHS
carving my desk into182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YYFdexTjq
light and shadow—182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiED7m5lsA2
two choices,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJY7kVIABw
two betrayals,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZjdkmCDG2
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAO1LdRkl6
His fingers trace my nape—182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjtuVes9HV
where the mole hides,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJbiDMFZLP
where the noose will tighten—182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzWZLHIEgp
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHcjzj37it
Either way,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzaaVYV6zb
you’ll hold my secrets182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTY6Hy6DW8h
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHrPgLNmih
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndTv2E447V
its jade carved with northern constellations—182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LLA5O6PMu
a map to freedoms182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolVJGZycyP
that taste like182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoddYIYjfC
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA84fhFfO2h
Alone again, I press the blade182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRN9BN2jxO
to my reflection’s throat—182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmI8dzBEsJS
who will die tonight:182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKyegE9A8e
the loyal eunuch,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNC9Effjqc
the traitorous woman,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNpgHGGvPD
or the third self182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mpBtBqgCF
who dares to want182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphCYgZG7l4
neither?
Final Revelation182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxzpCIs9pg
When dawn comes,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4Bf0jFKT2
they’ll find only182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP9yYyR0pM
an empty desk,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44GCMNQVqI
an open window,182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8XzOUwPcMp
and the scent of182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3Ja073DKs
peonies182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TcwgjE146
(which bloom brightest182Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3O0fUOQfj
when roots are torn apart).
