Everyone has an accent, especially Texans. But some people also have an extra layer of unique speech: the lowtalkers. They were the inspiration for Typewriter Rodeo’s Sean Petrie as he wrote this week’s poem.
Lowtalkers
I once went on a date
With a superfast lowtalker
I asked what she did
For a living
And she told me she was
An unsurlyfrankfella
Which
After much thought
I translated to
University bank teller
When she ordered her dinner
She mumbled pigsfeetwelldone
Which I whispered to the water
Meant – some beef Wellington
And on and on it went
Lowtalking
Translating
Second-guessing
Every second
And some times I get it right
Sometimes – not a clue
And even
After all these years
I’m still not sure
If she really said – “I do”
Audio produced by Laura Rice.
