Poetry

America in 4 minutes

By Brandon E. Wellington

This spoken  poetry was written by Brandon Wellington in 2007 when he was approximately 18 years old. Brandon was raised in Indianopolis, IN where he was recognized for his amazing talent in spoken poetry. Throughout his teenage years, he has performed and competed in state competitions. Later in life, he joined the Navy where he continued to participate in poetry competitions. By doing so, he was awarded a scholarship from a competition where he ranked 2nd out of 100,000 participants. After he departed from the military, he moved to New York and pursued an acting career. He starred in a Travel Channel show called 'Paranormal Paparazzi' and a film titled 'Real Talk'.

This poem was written by him in aspect of how America is viewed and how we benefit from it despite the cultural differences but from the social and political aspect of it. He wrote this to inspire people to achieve success and take pride in accomplishments.

I thought this spoken poetry was inspiring and makes me think about the goals I have currently achieved and the goals that I am continuing to pursue. I feel blessed and thankful to say I have accomplished something in my life despite the challenges and/or besides the color of my skin and gender. We are all here to make a difference/change in our lives, continue to do so.