Love Boat*

what we shared in common
lidless eyes and a propensity
for emotional dysfunction

the last ditch effort for
aging immigrant parents
to secure their children

a fitting “match”

we visit opera villages
where tourists don costume,
role play ancient traditions

team-building activities:
after river-rafting,
hike suspension bridges

in Taroko Gorge every-
where the possibility of
death surrounded by

mothers and small children
on holiday –– images burned
deep into a consciousness

propaganda films
and the official version
of 2-28




* the nickname for ABC youth tours sponsored by the Democratic Progressive and the Kuo Min Tang political parties