The Tiber is a river that threads through Rome. During a violent storm Cassius challenged Caesar to swim the Tiber. Caesar nearly drowned. This reference is more than geographic. The allusion to its turbulent waters provides a metaphor for social injustice, inequality, and marginalization. The naked, struggling image in the water’s depth is visual metaphor for vulnerability, our vulnerability, our struggle within the violent storm of subjugation. Email: info@nealhallpoet.com We Welcome Comments The Tiber is a river that threads through Rome. During a violent storm Cassius challenged Caesar to swim the Tiber. Caesar nearly drowned. This reference is more than geographic. The allusion to its turbulent waters provides a metaphor for social injustice, inequality, and marginalization. The naked, struggling image in the water’s depth is visual metaphor for vulnerability, our vulnerability, our struggle within the violent storm of subjugation. Email: info@nealhallpoet.com We Welcome Comments