Many of the adults in my life, especially my parentsteachers, would look at those closest to me: Mariam, Alisa, Zena, Lianne,Marvin,ask how I could call these "low-life losers" my friends.
Though it is depressingly rare for the underdog to win in the real world, I'd like to cling to the idea that when they do, they have something special to offer that the overdog does not.