by Cobain Overton (age 17)
TeenQuill Poet of Pebblebrook High School
You don’t have to do anything
for me to love you.
I mean…
it definitely…
I wouldn’t decline an offer of affection—
but I don’t need it.
I would still love you.
It’s like our love
is every stage mixed together.
Philia (Φιλία),
because I feel such a deep bond with you.
I can’t even explain it,
but if I tried to compare it,
not even the Milky Way
would stand a chance.
Ludus (Λούδος),
because our game nights are the
bomb.
I’m gonna beat you
next time—
trustttt.
Eros (Ἔρως),
because the way you love me
makes me want to
act a fool.
Agape (Ἀγάπη),
because your simple existence
is all I need
to succeed.
Pragma (Πράγμα),
because
you’ll stick with me
‘til the day I die…
Anndddd
I’m talking to myself again,
aren’t I?
Self love, babyyy—
saying all this
to me—
which is
Philautia (Φιλαυτία),
I guess.
Yeah,
and I'm a great writer.
Man, someone better
get on this.
Any takers?
Nope? None?
“I am so lonelyyy,
with nobody.”
That is how it goes, right?
Y'all can go now.
Now, I’m just talking
to myself.
TeenQuill Contestant
Cobain Overton is a talented high school student from Mableton, Georgia, attending Pebblebrook High School. He is an active member of the Pebblebrook Mighty Marching Machine, where he plays alto saxophone, and also a drama major at the Cobb County Center for Performing Arts (CCCEPA). With a passion for literature, Cobain admires authors like James Patterson for his creativity and quick thinking, as well as Edgar Allan Poe, who serves as a major inspiration. Cobain aspires to become a writer or director, believing that visual art holds the power to reflect reality, and he hopes to use his work to show the world that beauty lies in authenticity.
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