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When you're next to love, just a few steps from love… It's more like being on the courts, crossing the ball between your legs But to him you still look sexy in some nylon basketball shorts Loophole: "In love" is when you fall into a place so deep that you can't get out You find yourself scared from not knowing if they feel the same way and on the inside you're shouting it out Obsession: Being close to love consists of cute dates Trips to see cinema And later you get him a Gift, you start writing your name on pieces of paper in script And next to your name, you proudly place his initials But this is typically at the beginning so this stage is of course initial. Validity: Then things start to become real. Your insides start learning to feel And your heart needs recovery after a few surgeries that require it to heal. Epiphany: I rather be next to love Because it gets too complex to love And sometimes you don't win when you're "in"…

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