Rufus

Without a doubt, the one poem that is most similar to poem 43 is the one about the poor guy Rufus. Catullus points out all the bad flaws in him and says many bad things about him as he did in poem 43. He is also talking about how he smells so badly. One thing that Catullus really does well in this poem is indirectly telling you about this certain person. He doesn't go out and say that his armpits smell but says that he has a goat under his pits.