Question

why does john donne compare himself with an (usurp"dtown"in his poem better my heart?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The verses "I, like a usurped town, to another due / Labor to admit you, but oh, to no end" refers to the spiritual conflict the poet is enduring. He wants desperately to return to God, but he is like a town that has been illegally taken over ("usurped") and owes conflicted allegiance to another ruler—sin.