Brandon Leake Shares Emotional Letters To His Father On AGT Semi-Finals - Inspirational Videos

Spoken word artist Brandon Leake shared emotional letters he wrote to his father on AGT Semi-finals.

Brandon Leake, a contestant on the hit show America’s Got Talent, is using his talent of spoken word poetry to express the emotional toll his father’s absence had on Brandon’s life.

His performance starts off with a light-hearted letter to his dad from perky little 4-year-old Brandon. “Hey, Dad! My fifth birthday is coming up, and this year I think I’m getting an ice cream cake!” He offers to save his dad a slice.

He then goes on to talk about his tenth Birthday, you can kind of see a pattern now of Brandon’s letters falling on his own birthday.

He wrote, “When I woke up this morning, the first thing Mom said was, “Dang you look just like your daddy.” Maybe that is why my reflection is so unfamiliar sometimes. Anyways I really hope you can make it to the party this year. I miss you a lot.”

As the years progress, he has dropped the familiar term of ‘Daddy’ and only refers to his father as Tyrone.

When Brandon turned 16, he was obviously more emotional and angry. Resentment towards his father pours out of him as he shares embarrassment at covering up to his friends for Tyrone’s absence. At the end of this letter Brandon wrote, “This is my last letter to you, Tyrone. Goodbye.”

Years passed, and he finally wrote his dad another letter. “Dear Tyrone, For twenty five years I cried into pillow sheets, wondering why you left me.” In one final, powerful letter, Brandon realized that the anger he was harboring was only hurting himself--that when you have this anger and resentment inside of you, you will never truly be free.

He forgave his father for never being there for him. This was a beautiful, heart wrenching piece, and you could feel his emotion through his words.

This story will definitely hit home for many who can relate to Brandon’s pain. It underlines the importance that forgiveness has on the person extending it. Even though Tyrone never apologized or asked for forgiveness, Brandon realized that he needed to forgive him to release himself from the negativity.

And while Brandon’s earthly father wasn’t there for him, we all know that he has a heavenly Father who loves him very much.