The first definition of bitterness:

Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness

The second: resentment

Those definitions go hand in hand

When used to describe your demeanor

Life tossed too many lemons

Leaving a gaping hole in your compassion

Even the sweetest of fruits or richest of chocolates

Could not mask or wash out your disdain

But I have heard our taste buds change

If you would only give it time

You can find the sweetness of honey again

And allow the acrimony to leave your mind

SW 03/2018