For Loukanikos(Λουκάνικος)

The Legend will live on old friend    
though you are dead and gone  
the struggle  must continue on  
until the day of our  Red glorious dawn.  
Friends Don't mourn, organize  
rest a little then prepare to fight again  
while wiping the tears from your eyes.  
   
 This dog's story must live forever  
 and so it must be told  
 about the canine who broke    
 free of Capitalism's choke hold.  
   
 In 2011,  
 as Capitalism's latest crisis through the Eurozone crept  
 and the people of Europe were left hungry, and did nothing but  wept  
 fighting off the twin enemies of Fascism and starvation  
 black clouds swirled around Greece, a broken and destitute nation.  
   
 But  relentless and uncompromising,  
 they  came to fight austerity and said this mustn't be  
 virtually ruled by the Fascists, the Golden Dawn  
 the callous murderers of Killah P.  
   
 Then through the riot shields arose  
 Brave heroic 'sausage dog' ,  
  symbol to many a rebellious greek.  
 and taught them never ever  
  to turn the other    
 cheek.  
 But bite hard and fast  
 the hand that feeds  
 bite down on it  
  till it bleeds.  
 and fuck the masters and the bosses  
 who gamble with our lives  
 and make us suffer all their losses.  
   
 With 'riot dog' they said to the Nazi police,  
 " No Pasaran , they shall not pass"  
 and none of them was ever afraid    
 of truncheon blows    
 or clouds of    
 tear gas.  
   
 This dog, The Scourge of Athens authority  
 The 'Black dog' of terror to the oppressor minority.  
 No ally to the rich but comrade of the rest  
 Not man's best friend but friend  
 to  all of the oppressed.  
   
 Not the Establishment's Cerberus  
 but The People's    
 dear beloved  
 LOUKANIKOS!!!!!
 
 
 
Loukanikos(Greek for sausage) known as Louk, was a stray dog that joined anti-austerity protesters (especially anarchists) during the rioting that begun in 2011. More than a mere observer, Louk was often pictured at the forefront of confrontations with Greek authorities often standing in clouds of tear gas or facing down riot police.  
The years took their toll on Louk who retired in 2013. Beloved across the world, we got the sad news in October 2014 that he had died peacefully at home in his sleep after being well looked after in his retirement. RIP)