everybody loves to root for
the underdog.
the underdog is unlikely,
destiny-defying,
not naturally charmed but
takes painstaking effort in being
good enough.
the underdog's resistance against
nature's course resonates
with the struggler in everybody.
they want to see the underdog
make it,
because, somehow,
its akin to
witnessing how hope triumps
over the unceasing injustice in life.
thing is,
we romanticise.
we want to see a success story
to keep ourselves hopeful.
but the arbiter would go
for the obvious other choice.
we want to see it happen,
but even we,
won't make it happen.
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