Catullus 5

I actually liked this poem a lot. It seemed a little out of Catullus's normal writing, because it didn't necessarily talk about howw obsessed with Lesbia he was; but instead it talked about life in general, and how you have this time you're given and what you do with it should matter.
In the time the character of Catullus has, he made it a point to be with Lesbia; and from now on, he says that he will kiss her and kiss her, so much so that people will be jealous. My favorite line from the poem was "Once our brief light does, we must sleep one eternal night." That's my favorite line from the poem because of how honest I think it is. I think people are too scared nowadays to talk about death. We're so concentrated on avoiding it that we even say "passed away" because we think "died" sounds too morbid or something. If we're not afraid to talk about life, then we shouldn't be so afraid to talk about what we all know is going to happen - we are all going to die in the end. I know that sounds awful, but Catullus is right - we need to "live it up" while we're here. If you love something, go after it. If there's a dream you want to follow, follow it. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't. I realize that I sound like some wannabe inspritational speaker, but Catullus got me thinking about it. Once the light goes out, it's out. A favorite quote of mine is this: "You only get to live once, but if you do it right once is enough." This quote reminds of Catullus's words. It's great advice, i think, because even though the advice is for fictional Catullus, anyone can relate to it, and that's what really matters.