beaten

when you hit
a piece of meat

you tenderize it

breaking it down
bit by bit

imposing
your own will
on what was once
freedom

"improving"
what is dead
with your
particular tastes

leaving
nothing left
of her original
spirit

taking
what is yours

in a one sided
battle
against what
you perceive
as rawness

soon to be
seared
into your
tasty goodness

forevermore
subsided