lemon love

it's a bitter fruit,
sour
and strange,
a hybrid of sorts,
lemon, just the word
itself is
used
as a disparaging name.
the car, or something bought
that breaks
within minutes of
buying.
but even love can have
a lemon quality about
it.
so bright and yellow,
at first glance.
cheerful and gay in
color and shape,
but one bite will tell
to stop,
add sugar, use sparingly
for flavor,
or throw it away.