The great Overdog
That heavenly beast
With a star in one eye
Gives a leap in the east.
He dances upright
All the way to the west
And never once drops
On his forefeet to rest.
I'm a poor underdog,
But to-night I will bark
With the great Overdog
That romps through the dark.
In contrast with the word “Overdog,” the word “underdog” is not capitalized. This shows the gap between the two beings. The speaker feels inferior because he is a mere human, limited to the earth, and he does not have anything to celebrate like the dancing Overdog.
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