"A Duet by Myself" Poem by Andrew C.C. Huang Tonight, I am lonesome and alone I keep thinking of you You who are far away and yet so close Tonight, I am alone in this dimly lit apartment I simply have to sing a duet by myself A love song duet is sung by two persons in love Since you are not here tonight, I have to raise my voice -- in danger of breaking my voice -- To imitate your soprano voice Then I have to maintain my lower tenor voice, to sing about my yearning for you However, my voice is not the only one that is portraying two roles tonight My hands become substitutes of your love My two hands, dexterous, handle the microphone by turns Singing a duet by myself I raise my rise hand to sing about my longing for you My left hand tells me that the body is the embodiment of love, As if possessed by your soul I hand over the microphone to my left hand My left hand urges me to sing of my unconditional love for you While my right hand caress my forlorn heart, as ...
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