Straddle Elephants fiction not in a hospital or

not in a hospital or pathology lab

Least of all for it to be Laura’s new protégée

he's at a loss to explain why

By the time they untangle their crossed signals

Straddle Elephants fiction not in a hospital orBy: David Cavanagh Published by Salmon Poetry, 2015 The poems in Straddle, David Cavanagh's fourth collection, explore the perils and possibilities in living on borders, both physical and psychic. Cavanagh is a dual citizen who lives near the U. S. Canadian line; the poems suggest that we are all border dwellers. They probe the inner outer balance we all struggle to maintain. They straddle the challenges of daily life, try to reconcile contradictions,