I like you

I like you, I like you, I like you.
What can I say,
I just do.

I like you because you are beautiful,
I like you for your smile,
I like you 'cause you're smart,
I like you simply because,
You're someone close to my heart.
Well, at least that's a start.

Now that the obvious is out the way,
I can move on to what I
Really want to say.

I don't just like you for all of the above,
I like you for some of
The things you may not be proud of.

I like you because you're moody,
I like you for your stubbornness,
I like you for all your annoyances,
Your strange quirks and awkwardness.
I like you, I like you, I like you.
What can I say,
I just do.

I like the way you try,
To hide away from the world often,
To encapsulate yourself,
In a bubble you call safe haven.

I like the way you ensure,
Your vulnerabilities are well hidden,
Away from the judgemental world,
In a mental box of your own.

I like the way you protest,
When ordered around time and again,
The way you refuse, reject and defy,
Simply to command Respect.

I like you for being cautious,
I like you for being unyielding,
I like that you are tenacious,
Volatile and capricious.

I like you for all of the above,
I like you because you,
Are simply You.

I like you, I like you, I like you.
What can I say,
I just do.