Theme of To His Coy Mistress

The theme in "To His Coy Mistress", by Andrew Marvell is one of lust and a hidden desire to be with this mistress. The male lover within this poem is clearly obsessed with her and wants nothing more than to spend his every minute and breath with this mistress. It also seems as though maybe this man is older than this women and he feels his time is running out. "That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honor turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust." (Marvell, pg 783). Overall, the theme here is this man feels his time to be with this mistress is running out and he ultimately has a wish of being with her.