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“There are poems in this book that give praise to our military institutions. They salute the general officers and politicians that rightfully use our warriors as a tool for justice, peace, and stability. They honor the values of service, devotion, and moral courage in the face of adversity and brutality.”
― Benjamin Fortier, Phantoms

“There are poems in this book that are meant to raise skepticism. They were written to question authority and explore uncomfortable truths about our status as “Democracy's Vanguard.” They shame the concepts of blind nationalism, the glorification of violence, and the warmongers that put our country’s bravest citizens in these predicaments.”
― Benjamin Fortier, Phantoms

“Or just hurt people along the way?
A chaotic path
Of bitterness, trauma, and liquor.

Projecting my suffering
On anyone in proximity.
Letting them know
Our world is misery.”
― Benjamin Fortier, Phantoms