For its mechanical ferocity
Consider the garlic press:
The most aggressive kitchen tool
More violent than the tenderizer.
Peel the transparent husk
Push the shiny bulb
Down into the cup
Pressing its arched back
Over the grid of holes
Line up the plunger –
Hinged silver block
Created to crush –
Grip the handles
Squeeze
Pressing the bulb into the screen
Pushing past its initial resistance
Until it breaks
Garlic pulps through holes
Splattering in shafts
Splashing into the dish.