A Star's Back

Yeah I entered the NFL when I was young, Momma never wanted me to settle for less. As Momma always had my back and she was never afraid to fight for her son. Momma would work hard making sure I did not fail. She would work hard making sure I was passing. She drove me to new heights and new levels. Wow I had a great mother. And my father gave me the skills, he would always encourage me to challenge myself. And when I fail, he would say things like I believe in you or I know you can do it or you can beat this. Just letting you know what kind of family I come from. Yeah I miss those days but now I am a man. Miguel Jacobs is my name. And I do love football ever since I was young. i would dream of playing while my family watch games and the Superbowl. We would gather around as Dad and Mom would take off work. And Mom would order three different kinds of pizzas, Pepperoni & Sasauge, Mushrooms & Pepperoni, Veggie Pizza and two different types of chicken wings, Parmesan Wings and Garlic Wings. And we would invite family and friends. And we would catch up and watch the game like a big old family. Sometimes the family would root for one team and sometimes the family would root for different teams even friends would join and neighbors. The community was good back then. There was less crime and more collectiveness. People could be people. And you can trust your neighbors. You can trust your teachers. You can trust your community. But now things have changed, Momma told me that ever since Dad died who was a pillar in the community, people have resorted to drugs and drinking. She said the neighborhood isn't safe. And she said crime is everywhere and you have to go with a group of people sometimes at different times of the day. Businesses have close up. And there are secret gangs. And I was telling my coach that I don't know if I can extend my contract because I am getting old and my hometown is in shambles. And the coach promised another hundred million dollars and I told him that I would think it over with my mother. So the coach told me to go home for a few months and fix your community then come back but you only got a few months. My family believe in God way before I was born. And we are good Christian. So my first visit was at the church, Living Love Church of God. And I met the Pastor and the Mayor was there with the press. And they let me worship, pray and participate then they waited in the Fellowship Hall to ask me why I came back. I told them I am hurt about the violence. I am hurt about the crime. I am hurt about my hometown Saint Vincent. We used to be a good community, a loving community. A drug free community and we used to care about our children and families. I am willing to work with the Mayor and Pastor of Living Love Church of God. And so I went home with Momma and she was glad to see me. And i asked Mom if she had any ideas. And we talked late that night over dinner Fried Fish and Chips and dessert Homemade Cheesecake with Strawberry topping. And Mom talked on and on and also talked about Dad and what he would have done. And before I could go to sleep she asked what about my football career? And I said Saint Vincent is more important Momma. Yeah the coach was gonna give me a hundred million dollars but I am getting old and no money can fix a broken body. And Momma asked me if I was dating and I told her that I did not have time. And she said you know Shalia is available you and her liked each other when ya were growing up. Remember how I caught you writing her phone number in the Bible. Boy you were too fast and I had to teach you something. And now Shalia is taking care of the community and she desperately needs someone to help her. I just nodded. So days later I met with the Mayor of Saint Vincent and he heard my ideas and hired me as a staff. I told him that I would invest millions into businesses while the city protect them. I would open up youth centers having off-duty officers as counselors because officers are heroes and heroines and the community need to see them as that and feel safe in their homes and in the city. And I would hire more social workers to help reduce drug addiction and alcohol addiction because that is what they specialized in and only specialists understand the epidemic. Months into the job, my coach called and he said i can give you a hundred and ten million dollars. And i told the coach na I can't come back and I hung up. And Shalia who was a beautiful Black woman overheard me and visit me at the Mayor's Office and she was as lovely as my mother in fact her mother was friends with my mother. And I begged for her forgiveness for putting her off because she was that fine and we quickly went to the Court house and married. And that was my story I came home back home to Saint Vincent.