Unlovable (I Love) by Harry Lowery

A large tree in the middle of green woodland. Large white text reads: Unlovable (I Love). Smaller text reads: Discussing disabled characters in fairy tales and folklore.

​Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending,
because it does not scoff & scream,
gaslight & gossip, & insult, critique
 
Liszt’s Liebestraume 3,
because it does not disappear & cheat with sons
& say immature, insecure, controlling
 
Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor,
because it does not daydream
about those it once loved
 
Schubert’s Vier Impromptus,
because distance
doesn’t kill us
 
Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata,
because
it makes me feel safe

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About the author:
H. K. G. Lowery is a writer & musician from Gateshead. He gained a Distinction in his Masters in Creative Writing from Graduate College, Lancaster University. The department of English Literature & Creative Writing awarded him with the 2021/2022 Portfolio Prize for his work which received the highest mark in the faculty. Lowery has recently been published in Poetry Salzburg, Errant and The Ofi Press.