The Swan Lake Ballet, "When will I ever Dance?"
by Artist: Kathleen D. Cone
(Phoenix AZ)
The Swan Lake Ballet, "When will I ever Dance?"
No Guilt, No Blame, No Remorse!
When I was a child, I was a gifted child. I won awards and accolades from my peers, my teachers and the society around me. My parents were very proud.
It just so happens, that at about the age of 8 and as a result of hard work and concentrated efforts, I won a special award in music and was taken to see the performance of, "The Swan Lake Ballet' in Stuttgart, Germany. It was magical.
Inspired to dance, my parents began paying for dance lessons. My mother made me a mint green ballerina's dress. It was simple yet very beautiful.
But, she warned, as always... "not to go off by myself and dance in the fields near our home".
I disobeyed, and wore my beautiful, beautiful green dress.
The buttercups were blooming, the ladies slippers in full color.. the bluebell's were singing and I was dancing and dancing and dancing.
As it began to turn dark, I rushed home so I wouldn't get in trouble for being late, and when I arrived and my mother saw me in my 'forbidden' dress, she became so angry, she tore the dress off my body and into pieces, and I never got to dance again.
"Mental illness is a very cruel task master. It gathers foxtails in the hem of your ballet dress".
With much love and compassion for my Mother ~
Artist, Kathleen D. Cone
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