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The Donkey of Kyriakos<\/p>\n
Kyriakos had a donkey,
\nA charm for everyone,
\nWhen he’d stroll the market fair,
\nIt was his hidden pride to share.<\/p>\n
Adorned with bells so bright,
\nLoaded with greens,<\/p>\n
Roaming the streets,
\nBringing in the cash for home.<\/p>\n
He cherished it like a child,
\nHe was very fond<\/p>\n
But one night in the dark,
\nThey slaughtered it, as if it was a calf<\/p>\n
For the hunger had grown fierce<\/p>\n
Now alone on these streets,<\/p>\n
With his baskets on his back,<\/p>\n
He keeps glancing around<\/p>\n
Calling for his donkey\u2019s track.<\/p>\n
Dimitris Gogos, aka Bayanteras (1903-1985), The Donkey of Kyriakos (rebetiko), 1946<\/p>\n
“One morning during the Occupation on Nikitara Street, passersby witnessed a horrifying scene. A dog lay in the street, gripping a horse jawbone, trying to gnaw at the last bits of cartilage near the joint. Suddenly, a man lunged at the dog, wresting the bone away… so he could eat the scraps himself.”<\/p>\n
Pavlos Delaportas, The Stone of Sisyphus, Athens 1979<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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