This poem is mainly about Catullus' love for Lesbia. It is clear that he is talking to Lesbia because he starts the poem off with, "mea vita," which translates as "my life". I know this refers to Lesbia from my previous readings of Catullus, but especially poem 51. The poem expresses his love for Lesbia through his use of beautiful words. He uses the words like everlasting, "perpetuumque", and forever lasting, "aeternum". You can tell Catullus loves Lesbia because he speaks to the Gods about her. When you speak to the Gods, this subject of matter must really be important to you since they are the most respected and powerful aspect of the Romans' life. Since the poem is all about his love for Lesbia, the tone of the poem is romantic. He wants to make this love between them be a forever true lasting relationship. In this case true means being truthful and holy to each other.
I strongly believe that this poem relates to anyone in love. A person in love can relate to this poem because many people when they are in love, now-a-days, go to the God they believe in. For example, many Catholics will go pray in a church, instead of just talking to the Gods like Catullus did.
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