A CAREER LINGUIST , I'VE FOUND GREAT PLEASURE RELIEVING THE STRESS OF GOING THROUGH THE GREAT PERSONAL AND NATIONAL POLITICAL CHANGES IN MY COUNTRY BY RECORDING ALL THESE FEELINGS IN MY HEART. FOR ME POETRY IS THE MUSIC THAT A BUTTERFLY MAKES AS ITS CRUMPLED WINGS PAINSTAKINGLY UNFURL AS IT WINDS A PATH OUT OF ITS COCOON OR RATHER THE SOUND OF THE ROSE-BUD AS IT BLOOMS OUT OF ITS STRAITJACKET -INTO A FLOWER . ITS FRUIT IS BEAUTY BUT ITS MAKING IS PAIN . IT'S A NECESSARY GROWTH AID AND ANY HUMAN CAN BECOME A POET.