Scomposizione e tariffario di Giulio Regeni, ricercatore

THE CEREMONY OF INNOCENCE

He was taken from his cell, stripped, blindfolded
And marched to a noisy room that smelled of sweat.
Someone stamped on his toes; his scream was stopped
By a lemon violently pushed between his teeth
And sealed with friction tape behind his head.
His arms were tied, the blindfold was removed
So he could see his tormentors, and they could see
The so-much-longed-for terror in his eyes.
And one of them said, "The best part of it all
Is that you won't even be able to pray."
When they were done with him, two hours later,
They learned that they had murdered the wrong man.
And this made one of them thoughtful. Some years after,
He quietly severed connections with the others,
Moved to a different city, took holy orders
And devoted himself to serving God and the poor.
While the intended victim continued to live
On a walled estate, sentried around the clock
By a youthful, cell phone-linked praetorian guard.

LA CERIMONIA DELL’INNOCENZA

Venne prelevato dalla cella, denudato, bendato
e condotto in una stanza rumorosa che sapeva di sudore.
Gli dettero un pestone; l’urlo fu fermato
da un limone infilatogli fra i denti a forza
e fermato con un giro di nastro isolante.
Gli legarono i polsi e lo sbendarono perché
potesse vedere i suoi torturatori, e loro potessero
vedere il terrore tanto atteso nei suoi occhi.
E uno di loro disse, “La cosa più bella
è che non potrai nemmeno pregare.”
Quando ebbero finito con lui, due ore dopo,
seppero di avere assassinato l’uomo sbagliato.
E ciò diede da pensare a uno di loro. Anni dopo,
con calma sciolse i legami con gli altri,
cambiò città, venne ordinato sacerdote
e si votò a servire Dio e i poveri,
mentre la vittima scampata continuò a vivere
in una tenuta protetta da mura, sorvegliata giorno e
notte da giovani pretoriani muniti di cellulare.