Farewell to false love by sir walter raleigh? Who is it talking about?

In the poem farewell to false love by walter raleigh who is being described as a mortal boy with enemy to rest and all the other things in the poem? is it raleigh's love, or the concept of false love or somethin else? any help on this poem much appreciated.Farewell to false love by sir walter raleigh? Who is it talking about?
Here is the whole poem:





A Farewell to False Love


a poem by Sir Walter Raleigh








A Farewell to False Love





Farewell false love, the oracle of lies,


A mortal foe and enemy to rest,


An envious boy, from whom all cares arise,


A bastard vile, a beast with rage possessed,


A way of error, a temple full of treason,


In all effects contrary unto reason.








A poisoned serpent covered all with flowers,


Mother of sighs, and murderer of repose,


A sea of sorrows whence are drawn such showers


As moisture lend to every grief that grows;


A school of guile, a net of deep deceit,


A gilded hook that holds a poisoned bait.





A fortress foiled, which reason did defend,


A siren song, a fever of the mind,


A maze wherein affection finds no end,


A raging cloud that runs before the wind,


A substance like the shadow of the sun,


A goal of grief for which the wisest run.





A quenchless fire, a nurse of trembling fear,


A path that leads to peril and mishap,


A true retreat of sorrow and despair,


An idle boy that sleeps in pleasure's lap,


A deep mistrust of that which certain seems,


A hope of that which reason doubtful deems.





Sith* then thy trains my younger years betrayed,[since]


And for my faith ingratitude I find;


And sith repentance hath my wrongs bewrayed*,[revealed]


Whose course was ever contrary to kind*:[nature]


False love, desire, and beauty frail, adieu.


Dead is the root whence all these fancies grew.





Sir Walter Raleigh





Here you have the answer:





Farewell false love, the oracle of lies,


A mortal foe and enemy to rest,


An envious boy, from whom all cares arise,


A bastard vile, a beast with rage possessed,


A way of error, a temple full of treason,


In all effects contrary unto reason *





It's the absence of understanding of his life.


He says his life is a big and horrible mistake, which he despises.


Non acceptance of his inner self.


It's a very sad and interrogative poem.





Best luck!


LIGHT BRIGHT!