This contestant is competing on America's Got Talent AND Britain's Got Talent at the same time! talentrecap.com/the-first-contestant-ever-competing-on-britain-and-americas-got-talent-at-once-whos-wesley-william/

@rachmathidayat3193

4 жыл бұрын

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@mariacailo7374

3 жыл бұрын

Pueden subtitular en español?

@asha.harris9515

2 жыл бұрын

It was so happy to see his face like that and beautiful expressions that video makes me happy God is good.🤗

@asha.harris9515

2 жыл бұрын

I love that video it makes me more than better❤️

@ttsquad9288

Жыл бұрын

Omg I thought the same thing .. the words gosh the words man.. 😢😢

The fact that the audience wasn’t here..almost made the poem even better. Just pure silence and pure heart. The golden buzzer may not have been as exhilarating without the crowd, but finally, it’s something unique and it’s something different. Variety instead of singers all the time.

@SwaggyGabby

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully this will inspire more poetic people to join AGT.

@marcos7801

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@jktrumpet316

3 жыл бұрын

It's a guy who talks. How is talking a phenomenal act.

@poetrybycarolynb7522

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. I'm a poet and spoken word is an awesome expressions that goes far beyond the Friday night Spoken Word bar. It's an art and a talent at the same time. Glad to see expressed on such a public forum.

@crzycxndy6103

2 жыл бұрын

@@jktrumpet316 it’s poetry 💀 💀 it didnt have to rhyme but it is. And it was so touching too.

Brandon. You put together the words that countless people have tried to utter for ages. Thank you.

@bertc2314

4 жыл бұрын

Fariss, very insightful!!!

@DrMic2112

3 жыл бұрын

I liked his poem a lot but poetry about love and loss has literally been written about for thousands of years. Lol

@amina9935

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful said and so true

@arkive88

Жыл бұрын

and he won...

"I'll trade my six feet for yours" hit hard. As a poet we do sit down and just think of profound thoughts. Amazing.

@hafsaafsheenanchorgreenps3253

10 ай бұрын

From the moment he started to recite his poem, it stared to hit home to me. Please bless this man with the best future possible! Hopefully he is in a better place now, right after winning agt!

As a poet myself, hearing him proudly call it an ode and not an elegy is what tugged at my heart because it means that while it is about missing her, he’s celebrating her existence. An elegy is a poem about grief for one’s death and is where the term eulogy comes from. However, an ode is a poem of praise and thankfulness for an object or event.

@calitiny4608

2 жыл бұрын

I really hope that one day that I will be a poet when I finish my years in high school.

@avuso8660

Жыл бұрын

but truly this isn't poetry it's a journal entry in cadence

@thomasjacobsen9768

Жыл бұрын

Being a man of words myself, poet if you like, this struck me in the heart. Be thankfull, always!

@aminamahamed-wright1412

Жыл бұрын

@@avuso8660 there’s no such thing as true poetry

@mamaksstorytime

Жыл бұрын

@@calitiny4608 Start now! 😇

I could feel his pain in every word. The emotional connection was powerful.

“But if this pain and these memories are all I’ve left of you, I won’t never regret these scars from just trying to hold onto you.” Hits everyone who has ever lost someone they love. Tears ♥️

@meganharrison380

2 жыл бұрын

Captures the breathless emotional pain from loosing someone so dear to ones self.

@thomasjacobsen9768

Жыл бұрын

I feel this! When the pain and memories of someone lost is all you have, you`d take any scar just to hold on. Just to imagine that person still being here, still being near. * This is from my experience* " Holding your hand while your scream, cry... I had to let go, left you to die. In the blaze of the fire, you went higher... I feel lost, at any cost, Id have you back if I could change time. I`ll be there for you, as you used to be, for me.... "

A man from my city, I’ve seen him speak for my class, being in the same room as him as he speaks, you can barely breath because all the emotions that come from his poem and it’s one of the most memorable moments to feel

@beldentiffany

4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful opportunity to hear him. I was captivated by his prose.

This caught me off guard. Everything he says is true. I lost my mom 3 months ago, the hurt is so deep to explain. He deserved that golden buzzer.

@jktrumpet316

3 жыл бұрын

He talked and now he won. You have not went into a conversation ever.

@lovinlife1908

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you feel better. You are loved.

@meganharrison380

2 жыл бұрын

Hoping you're doing ok. Know your Mom is with you ALWAYS!!!

@arkive88

Жыл бұрын

he deserved a golden buzzzer....and he won

@Jay_0605

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry. I lost mine 5 years ago as a 13 year old. Yes the hurt is too deep to explain

Did anyone gasp or lost your breath when he said I'd trade your 6 feet for mine. I lost my lil sis and I know the feeling. It's too hot out to cry. Lol

it’s been 2 years.. yet i still get goosebumps every time i hear it

@keorinkoluexl6365

Жыл бұрын

I get those goosebumps every time yeah

When my husband was 14 he lost his 15 year old sister and his 7 day old niece in a car accident, and everyday it still tears him up!! When he heard your poetry it moved him to tears, I could feel his pain 💔 He felt your pain. Such amazing words of expression! May they all Rest In Peace!

@stephaniesilva6753

2 жыл бұрын

omg 7 day old😢

@laniyah7631

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for you and your husband's losses. May they rest in peace.

@travisriddick3809

2 жыл бұрын

Sheesh 😶 rip to his sis and niece

@mamashiraz

Жыл бұрын

🙏🏼💪🏼

@hafsaafsheenanchorgreenps3253

10 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss

My older brother died at the age of 14 from asthma in 1989 and it still hurts now.

@demienramos9516

4 жыл бұрын

Condolences for you and your family.

@nic678

4 жыл бұрын

praying for u and your family

@themasksamonji8606

4 жыл бұрын

He is in a better place and my condolences for you and your family

@huhnoodles6478

4 жыл бұрын

sorry to hear that... may he rest in peace

@artipun2019

4 жыл бұрын

Sending you prayers of healing and love

His emotion and vulnerability are amazing

He is agreat young men he makes me cry the way he present it.

79 people dislike this? They need love in their lives

That's one of the most emotional poem I've ever heard in my life ...had me in tears... Thank you for this 😇😇

Wow... the audiences absence just added to it. The silence the emptiness just him and the stage and the lights and his sister ... beautiful. Wow breathtaking. God bless😢💫💕

This touch me so deep... his words are what my heart wants to say after losing my precious son after only 3 months. Your words are power Brandon. Congratulations

Can you imagine the kids he teaches reaction and how inspired and proud they must be for this to happen for him. AMAZING💯

@civilwarguy4740

Жыл бұрын

They were probably so proud. I am from Stockton and one of my high school teachers was friends with him so my teacher got him to visit our class and present some of his poems. This was 2-3 years before americas got talent. I remember he asked all of us to subscribe to his KZread because he was really close to hitting 100 subscribers. It’s crazy how far he came and even I am proud of him although I only met him once

@blackknight3239

Жыл бұрын

@@civilwarguy4740 Thats crazy, nice💯

Brandon had me in tears of sorrow, tears of joy, tears of love... Howie also moved me deeply for acknowledging the special man Brandon is and foretelling of his own special talent to stir that spirit that dwells in the mind and heart of human beings ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I felt like I stopped breathing and then I burst into tears....how beautiful!!!

This was the most beautiful and sad poem I've ever heard. . . I almost start crying every time I watch this

I’m so glad to see a poet on that stage especially getting the golden buzzer! Poetry is beautiful and needs more attention cause it’s basically music with no beat. I love it well deserved ! 💗

@coresnap

2 жыл бұрын

I’m with Simon…. I don’t understand poetry, though I know there are different forms. This makes me want to get into it. But this guy was correct in saying that he would be a great ‘beginners course’ for it. Lol very impactful, and I loved Simon’s response.

@water8724

Жыл бұрын

Amen. Poetry is so much more than most assume. He deffintely deserved it.

A really emotional performance. He put his heart and soul into it and thoroughly deserved the Golden Buzzer. His little sister will be very proud of him.

Golden Buzzer to my guy Brandon!! So powerful with that spoken word man I am beyond proud and humbled by your words of love and pain and compassion!!! Great job bro :)

My friend was just telling me about this guy, she didn't remember his name so I had to check him out for myself. His whole spoken-word moved me to tears. Such a beautiful tribute. Never take love granted, it's the most beautiful thing one can ever experience.

I lost my brother and my cousin just two weeks ago. I know the pain he is feeling. That he speaks only from raw emotions makes his poem amazing. RIP Robby and Joey. Love forever.

@sassywolf365aj6

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. God bless!

Can't stop watching his performances day to day

One word to describe his poem= is BEAUTIFUL!

Staring at the grave like, "How about I trade my six feet for yours, but that's not real..."

This guy currently teaches a small class at my school where teachers put the school's best writers, including me. This guy has really uplifted me and made me confident in my writing.

At last someone who deserves the golden buzzer gets the golden buzzer.

@gokayorki5154

3 жыл бұрын

At agt 2020

All I could do is weep as I heard this beautiful poem recited by this young.I know his pain and loss all too well because I recently lost a loved one to this dreadful pandemic.

I can feel every emotion in that poem of his, the pain, the love and the saddest.

I don't care how many times I watch Brandon recite this heart felt spoken word specifically for his sister... I always cry

Also to hear Simon saying: "I shouldn't be judging it", is actually pretty amazing in it's own right. He acknowledges that he isn't capable of judging this kind of performance, because it's beyond his expertise, but he can still acknowledge the power and impact of it, even without the expertise in the field of poetry. Brandon is probably my top3 performers of all time on this show, because he can convey such beauty through words. Which I feel is a insanely underappreciated talent nowadays

Awwww! Howie Mendel always you always know what to say!

As a poet, I thank you for helping bring poetry for many people who don't realize the power and value of poetry.

I feel this in my soul. I feel this in my life. I feel this. I lost my daughter and I know exactly all of these feelings. I wish so much I could trade my feet for hers.

He has me crying this poem is so beautiful and pure like I know how he felt thats how I felt when I lost my mom

I love this so much. So, so much. found my love of poetry, just this year (I couldn't have done that without an amazing, yet unique sophomore year English teacher) and to see it be performed and shared so perfectly is great. I actually really like that the audience is not there because I love how that adds to the emotional range and vulnerability, that was shared from Brandon and the judges. The silence in the room when he was performing and the heart that came out of it. The cheering from the crowd might not have been there, but I think that everyone who will see this will be cheering for him. I am so glad that Howie pushed his buzzer and I am so excited to see that he made AGT history with his power of words. That is all it takes, just power of words!! This is amazing and fantastic. So happy for him!!!

Howie: Is she backstage? Brandon: Kind of Brandon "March 23rd, 1997 I've been ground-bound because she left earth to go back home" That hits different

You are so incredibly talented! You deserve the golden buzzer!

The fact that the story he wanted to tell was the central part of his performance to move hearts, instead of an attempt at receiving sympathy points makes this act so different in comparison to others I've seen. Truly a deserved golden buzzer.

Wow.. I watched this 10 times. My two sisters & I suddenly lost our sister Robin last year. I thought there were no words to describe my feelings of loss, but joy to have loved her. I thank you so much, young man for sharing your amazing, unique, & heartfelt talent with the world, & me. God bless you my dear

Joh Bru, this performance was so moving. I felt you. I miss my sister so much & you gave words to my pain. ♡

@alexandrasanchez.

Жыл бұрын

As someone who has lost many this poem touched my heart I melted into tears thinking of who I have lost 💔

Representing Stockton 🤩🙌

Unexpected tears. Phenomenal piece. 🖤

It's amazing how just words an emotions get to you like a haymaker. Ihe quote "I wish I could trade my 6 feet for yours, but that's not real" stirs something inside that is so raw. Loved it.

This is one performance that has made me cry every single time Ive watched it

Soo happy for this young man! I'm glad that he put poetry on the map for a larger audience! Bravo!

I don't cry alot, ever, and even less so do I comment about crying, but this just hit home too hard and I'm not hyperbolysing the fact that there are tears streaming down my face as I listen to this beauty of spoken word

Would anyone believe me if I said I had Brandon Leake as my history teacher? He would give us sample poems in class here and there, such a chill guy and I’m glad he moved on from being a high school teacher to being even more successful.

@reginah4149

Жыл бұрын

Hahaaaa! Happened to be in this space looking for the Author of that song in the background and found you comment that is one day old. Very lucky to have been taught by such a mover of emotions

Thats like my history... the biggest regret of my life that I God didn't give me that chance to bring back my Elder sister, bcaz I lost her when I was 5years of age... after listen that Poetry... I didn't understand how I control... all thats story again recaps on my mind, its broke me into tears... Hope his sister bless him all the success... Best Of luck dude.👍🙏

This was a really good audition, he definitely deserved he gold buzzer

The pain of LOSS is in the depth of LOVE... i could feel every raw emotion i felt as my dad went cold in my arms 6 years ago.

I lost my big sister to an OD just two days before Christmas in 2022. I still can’t believe that I have to live life without her. Just 28 years old. The most outgoing person you would ever meet. 12/23/22 that morning she told me she was going to take a nap.. but next thing I know I tried waking her up and her face was purple. After calling 911 they tried helping her so they took her to the hospital. I waited in the waiting room for her. Hoping she was alive just to tell her never to do it again. But the doctor came in and told me “I’m sorry but she didn’t make it “. I think my heart stopped for a little. I miss her so very much

@goblack3661

10 ай бұрын

Wow that’s so sad, I really hope you and your family are doing ok. 11 years ago, I was on a silly trip, my mother was sick but her life wasn’t in danger. The day I came back I rushed to the hospital, and she died a few minutes later in front of my eyes. To this day it still haunts me that I wasn’t by her side while she was suffering so much, and it pains me even more to think that she suffered more than necessary because she was waiting for her son to come back, to say goodbye. I usually don’t share personal stuff here but since you had no replies to your message, that’s my way to express support. You’ll never forget her but you’ll get better, be brave.

He made millions tear up at home.

I love this I lost my only child in 2020 of May he was 23 born in 1997 of March and I don’t know how to deal with it I miss him so much he is my everything and it hurts so badly even me trying to put a smile on my face hurts I cry every day almost all day I can barely sleep eat even drink. I’m in tears now and it feels like it just happened. I even asked God if he hated me because of this. The one person man who I know loves me for me is not here. My son has no justice he treated as if he’s just another body and he is not he is Jacoby Eugene Malik Jackson and I will not stop until my baby boy gets justice

Never understood non a-b rhyming poetry. Always like it more when it rhymes. With that said, it still flowed and dudes guts and emotion deserved a GB. Props

@cassandraisfree2943

4 жыл бұрын

It's free verse. Many spoken word artists use this form.

@Green_Gold

4 жыл бұрын

@@cassandraisfree2943 yes I get it. And nothing against it per say. I just enjoy rhyming better. But again, it didn't prevent me from enjoying his performance and he still deserved the GB

@cassandraisfree2943

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's amazing!

@youtubecommenter37

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan Clarke it’s in the alliteration, rhythm and pauses

@coyoteken1000

4 жыл бұрын

I agree to a point, this doesn't work written on paper being read by other people, it only works when he is the one saying it. Wow! does it work when he is reciting it.

I cried so much I’ve never cried watching agt before in front of my dad this is my favorite act ever

What an amazing poem performed by a great poet.That was really amazing

Definitely made me cry. Loved this! I have a little brother, well he's not so little anymore lol almost 29 and im almost 32. I can't imagine having to grow up without him, or losing him, and not being able to have all of our memories. This definitely made me feel the emotion.

When I heard this poem, it made me very emotional just listening to it.. I lost my grandmother in 2015, it still hurts not having her here.. He deserved the golden buzzer.. It came right from his heart and over came by his emotions..

This brought me to tears. It's so sad but powerful. You can feel all his emotions

This hit me so hard. Its such an odd feeling to have your emotions expressed by another person. makes the hate in this world feel so small when someone can do so much good with such little

We’ll deserved. We can all relate as we have all love and lost. Great job sir’

I lost my sister way too early and I felt every word and every emotion of this. What a gift he has ❤

I never knew this video/gold buzzer was a thing, but this SPEAKS to me. I have so many siblings, over 5+. I love them all dearly, but there's one that stood out that I grew up with. One who went through it all with me at. this poem, makes me think of them if anything ever bad happened to them...

His poem was great!! But when Sofia starting crying and talking about her brother😭 Rip Brandon’s sister and Sofia’s brother.

Still my favorite AGT winner of all time, he came on here and expressed his heart through the form of Words, the fact he did that, motivated me to do better in my life :)

I know exectly how i feels I lost a great uncle 3 years ago and I still can't get over it. So this was really emotional for me. It was something I needed to hear.

Every time I see this video the tears roll down my face.. I can feel the words the emotions that go into this poem. To loose someone unexpectedly is the worse. No time for goodbyes nothing. And it's true what would I do to trade me six feet for yours.. I miss you my friend 💔

We feel your pain, we feel your love and we appreciate your beauty. Love is beautiful and there is no love stronger than that of a brother and sister. Your sister is with you ALWAYS!!!

Will forever remember this man coming to my school for an assembly

Absolutely beautiful; I lost my eldest son five years ago so I feel your pain and appreciate your talent!❤️🙏

Pheonumal very emotional the poam was outstanding.. and heart touching and very... Warm to the mind body and soul. God Bless You young man Amen you won the gold award to go live.. im so proud of you and so happy for you💯 you earned it....

I so hope he wins! That was beauty in simplicity, no music, no crowds, just his words spoken from his heart💔

Brandon saved me from myself. I’m writing poetry again. Thank you.

2:53 Simon was on different plane of existence. Dude was all the way gone. When you can draw someone in like he did?☝️👍💯

This sheds tears everyday. I just buried my first love few weeks ago and this hits really hard. 😢

From a kid who loss his sister and not seeing his dad to winning AGT with just spoken words that all people feel in their life of loss, being judge, and being different. This is want the world need now. We can all hate and love at someone or something. but we need to forgive and remember what made us be like this in 2020.

I’m pleased to see Howie say the potential for an art form not recognized in the talent arena. This young man speaks a truth we can all relate to. From his heart to the heart of the World.

This totally inspired me. I write poetry too. The pain he expresses of losing his sister is so raw. It remind me of when I lost my cousin. Poetry is such a love for me. I write when I’m sad and I write when I’m happy. And it’s taking those raw emotions and writing them down that is so magical. I didn’t have a favorite for this year yet, but as of now, he’s my favorite. I hope, no matter how far he goes in this competition, that he releases some spoken word album. His poetry is beautiful.

"Love is those most vulnerable thing one will ever had, and you must learn to hold onto it loosely, so when it leaves it doesn't exit so painfully." I felt that. 😢

Ty Howie art comes in more form's them just singing dancing and magic acts. I've heard all judge's tell singers to tell a story.this man told a story everybody can relate to. He deserved the golden buzzer.

This brought me to tears....my family is dealing with something so hard at the moment and this hit really hard.

I'm just a young poet trying to turn the scars of my past into the art of my future. You've taken our small, bright community and put it on a stage. We are artists, and we have so much to share, and I will never not be grateful for the landmark steps you have taken for us. Your sister is immortal in this moment, your words are her monument. We are so proud of you.

Wow, amazing!! So beautifully communicating such deep stuff - thankyou - poetry is such a blessing when is able to be an instrument of healing

this made me cry so much especially when he said “when you love someone so dearly you can’t imagine life without them” all i could think about were my sisters and the thought of losing them or let alone them leaving for college breaks my heart and leaves me sobbing. i can not explain the pain i feel for this man may his sister rest in peace. and he is truly the best poet i have ever heard

One thing I love about poetry is that it’s so natural for everyone that we don’t even realize it. Each of the judges reactions were poetic, especially Howies. Howies was actually very meta-poetic (poetry about poetry) and he hit the nail on the head. What he described about the performance is exactly was poetry is

I can't stop crying. I literally wrote a piece about my mom today. I lost her in 2007, when i was 12 years old. She died of cancer and I never said goodbye because I was too young to understand, is what everyone said. I feel her every day. She visits me in the form of a butterfly. I enjoy my life now because of her memories. I want her to teach me how to fly around the universe one day. I love you mom, ❤️

His poem is very strong...brings me back to the memory of my late brother, mom, girl, sister, mom in law...n anyone matters. Tkuuu brandon... Will try to hold on while living... Pain is indeed beautiful when put into a moving beautiful poem....bravooo

dear god. I am crying my eyes out right now. This was so beautiful

That was absolutely beautiful what an amazing audition and an amazing poem that guys has guts to do an AGT audition with a poem and has guts to be able to write a poem and say that poem to someone

I have watched this video about 10 times so far, and every single time I tear up

That was beautiful 😢💛

Put tears in my eyes, Brandon gives me hope that I too will make it with my spoken word.

That was just so amazing.