what do you understand by the poem better my heart

"Batter my Heart" is a poem by John Donne that is part of a series of nineteen poems, which are most commonly referred to as Divine Meditations, Divine Sonnets, or Holy Sonnets. The poem follows the form and style of the Italian sonnet and expresses the lyrical voices call upon God to take hold of him, while using deeply spiritual and physical arresting images. The main themes of the poem are love, religion, and violence. The speaker asks God to "batter" his heart, for as yet God only knocks politely, breathes, shines, and seeks to mend. The poem's metaphors work with its extraordinary series of violent and powerful verbs to create the image of God as an overwhelming, violent conqueror. The poem also boldly compares God's divine love to a rough, erotic seduction. The intimate and unconventional portrayal of a speaker's longing for faith has made the poem one of Donne's most famous.