Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOgArRUt4a
carving my desk into181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CMDJVqte5
light and shadow—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNEg9ls1cs
two choices,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0kTibUgMJ
two betrayals,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk16DiRvWm
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lzZR5la6f
His fingers trace my nape—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwf2EXQdIfg
where the mole hides,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Ww6bO885E
where the noose will tighten—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUaBRkXXbp
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog7vGp39Be
Either way,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7N02gssY5
you’ll hold my secrets181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRYN8AXRPw
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdqZV7LH4lx
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVP8WruOFkg
its jade carved with northern constellations—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mrxTgpH2j
a map to freedoms181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ER6wODpit
that taste like181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3KIeCI6GQ
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuF9oYBSP7
Alone again, I press the blade181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM9VKZrvihL
to my reflection’s throat—181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5SPvMfwEC
who will die tonight:181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ426izqfZKE
the loyal eunuch,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8oQkSN3djP
the traitorous woman,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEQYjL3eGY
or the third self181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuI5HByPOG
who dares to want181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmB5LLTp7Jl
neither?
Final Revelation181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNEnCY0jVXn
When dawn comes,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXiVuUt5zP
they’ll find only181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBeGDWXPda
an empty desk,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zdQMP0KYy
an open window,181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡouenItwZUx
and the scent of181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCm7gLCx4m
peonies181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKDcYc3M45
(which bloom brightest181Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA2rZ7hjhV
when roots are torn apart).
