
ALT If, of three friends (A, B, and C), A should die, then B loses not only A but “A’s part in C”, while C loses not only A but “A’s part in B”. In each of my friends there is something that only some other friend can fully bring out. By myself I am not large enough to call the whole man into activity; I want other lights than my own to show all his facets. Now that Charles is dead, I shall never again see Ronald’s reaction to a specifically Caroline joke. Far from having more of Ronald, having him “to myself” now that Charles is away, I have less of Ronald. Hence true Friendship is the least jealous of loves. Two friends delight to be joined by a third, and three by a fourth, if only the newcomer is qualified to become a real friend. They can then say, as the blessed souls say in Dante, “Here comes one who will augment our loves.” For in this love “to divide is not to take away”.

ALT lyric comic to pink in the night, by mitski. page 1: and i know i've kissed you before, but i didn't do it right. scene 1: a little boy and girl sitting in the rain. the boy wipes away tears, having tripped and scratched his knee. the girl leans forward to kiss the small wound. scene 2: they're in elementary school, holding hands. the boy looks at a picture depicting a mom, dad, & child.

ALT page 2 words: can i try again, try again, try again. scene 1: high school. they lie on the floor during a study session but they only have eyes for each other. scene 2: college. the same couple, only now they are two girls, kissing in bed. scene 3: the girls are getting married, exchanging a sweet kiss in a field of flowers. sunset colors cast warm light onto their wedding dresses.

ALT page 3: try again, and again, and again. scene 1: moving in together. one of them dozes off against an unpacked moving box - the other kisses her head. scene 2: disneyland. both in minnie mouse ears, they take a selfie, laughing at the kiss mark one has left on her wife's cheek. scene 3: older, one woman hides a bouquet behind her back as they kiss over breakfast.

ALT page 4: and again, and again, and again? scene 1: waking up in bed together. one kisses the other's bare shoulder, hints of grey in their hair. scene 2: a winter walk. they kiss as their dog plays in the snow. scene 3: shore of a beach. the wives have greying hair and fine wrinkles, but they're still just as in love. they hold each other close, laughing, full of affection.


















































