Why Do I Like Thee?

Why do I like thee? Let me count the ways. This is what we often say when we like someone. It's because of this and that and because you're this and that. We can think of so many reasons, maybe a million reasons why we like that person. That's the common and shallow like, it happens almost everyday. But there's this one exceptional time that we cannot think of a best reason why we like this person no matter how hard we try. It's not because of what he does, it's not because of how he looks like, it's something more than that, it's something we cannot comprehend and explain. It's one of those times when you feel like you've been struck by a lightning, like it just happened and you don't know why. You just like that person without really knowing why. Not that you don't know really, of course you know. But what i mean is, you don't know why your like for that person grows deeper and stronger as time goes by. Even if there are times you get hurt but you still continue to like that person. I know it's hard to explain why, it's just a feeling you cannot control. Many times I tried, really tired to avoid this feeling i have but it seems i couldn't get away from it. It's like a craving for something. Like plants that need some watering. Many many times, I've been trying to contain this feeling and intellectualize everything, but it just doesn't make sense. I know what i like in him, but it's beyond that, there's something i cannot explain. I think this is what they call the real thing because they say that if you cannot explain why you like a certain person, then it's deeper than you thought. No matter how hard you try to forget it, it just won't go away as easily as you thought it would.