Midnight Confession
(The moon slices through palace lattices,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqirWKFQOR
carving my desk into83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqe9qAKMO1S
light and shadow—83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFpdU6omFE
two choices,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvceHSxD9V
two betrayals,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXYz7DT8jj
both wearing my face.)
I. The Prince’s Ultimatum83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr8NHmpyyj
His fingers trace my nape—83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrUl2LwRLR
where the mole hides,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZbCzevi6V
where the noose will tighten—83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ819omWq3fJ
as he whispers:
"Be my knife or my sheath.83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnrBe26oUIo
Either way,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJcJLfy6eun
you’ll hold my secrets83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccxTSDIVp9
until they rust you hollow."
II. The General’s Bargain83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgnDGYwljL
Chen Qing’er’s token burns in my sleeve,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa3sw6YpwM
its jade carved with northern constellations—83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEw6XcWfWp
a map to freedoms83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvlT2PlUO2
that taste like83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5QsnJPWkO
fresh blood on snow.
III. The Mirror’s Verdict83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkYzWxaBzh
Alone again, I press the blade83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmfamT64Y9
to my reflection’s throat—83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynU8sRTw5l
who will die tonight:83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIcDsU7Efz
the loyal eunuch,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWOte8RxKu
the traitorous woman,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOM5lPPeWE
or the third self83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAr4XUfFKnj
who dares to want83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCOcUPiMAK
neither?
Final Revelation83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4LZJQbO9h
When dawn comes,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnko4I3gXoV
they’ll find only83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUVVnukDuF
an empty desk,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsQRbU6UqU
an open window,83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3B3I9yU7N
and the scent of83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡThlJbPX3KC
peonies83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwoO3BhZ4P1
(which bloom brightest83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHt1auE1R7B
when roots are torn apart).
