Phrase by phrase analysis of Catullus 45

Catullus had a very traumatic love life. In poem number 45 Catullus paints the picture of his idea of the perfect love – an unconditional love, free of the restraints of social class. I think every single phrase contributes to the painting of this picture.
Catullus uses many possessive words in this poem to show Septimius’ possessiveness of Acme. When I say Acmen Septimius suos amores tenens in gremio (Septimius, holding his lover Acme in his lap) I stress the words suos (his) and tenens (holding). I do this because I want to stress Septimius’ acquisitiveness for Acme. Catullus then tries to prove just how much love Septimius has for Acme in the next 2 phrases. When I read Mea…Acme, ni te perditamatquamare porro omnes sum assidue paratus annos, quantum qui pote plurimum perire, solus in Libya Indiaque tosta (My Acme, if I do not love you desperately, and forever, continually through many years, as much as he who loves the most, alone in Libya or arid India) I no...