THE CALL

THIS POEM IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN ONES PRIOR, ALTHOUGH IT STILL PART OF THE SERIES "POEMS FROM THE HEART'. TO GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND AS TO THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS POEM, I SHOULD SHARE WITH YOU THAT IN AUGUST OF O7, I LOST MY DAD. EVEN THE ROAD TO MY SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL RECOVERY FROM MY DAD'S LOSS HAS BEEN A HARD ONE, I'M ENCOURAGED TO KEEP ON FIGHTING EVERY SINGLE DAY!

I HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!

WHAT TIME IS IT DEAR?
IT'S THE TIME I'VE ALWAYS FEARED.
HONEY, WAKE UP, I HEARD HER SAY
TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY
NOT, YET MY SWEET, IT'S CLOSER TO EIGHT
IT'S AS IF WE'RE ALREADY LATE
SOMETHING ABOUT TODAY. . . FEELS STRANGE. . .
YET, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE
HONEY, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO LEAVE
I HAVE TO GET READY FOR WORK AND I CAN'T BE LATE
STILL SOMETHING. . . FEELS. . . STRANGE
NO TIME TO RE-ARRANGE. . .
MY PLANS
I'M DOING ALL I CAN. . .
TO KEEP MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT
OK, SO I GAVE MY WIFE A KISS ON THE HEAD AND. . .
I WAS ON MY WAY
BUT, STILL THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT TODAY
STILL SOMETHING VERY STRANGE
NO TIME TO RE-ARRANGE. . .
MY PLANS
I WISH. . .
I COULD UNDERSTAND. . .
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SO AS I GO TO MY MEETING, MY HEAD BEGINS TO THINK
SOMETHING REALLY STINKS
ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT I AM IN
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS
AND I OVERWHELMED FROM WITHIN
SO AS THE MEETING WAS OVER. . .
NOT LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER. . .
I HURRIED HOME, TO FIND OUT
WHEN A CALL FROM HOME, THERE WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT. . .
THAT CALL
THE ONE THAT ENDED IT ALL
MY DAD WAS GONE
HOW COULD THIS BE?
NO MORE PAIN AND NOW HE'S FINALLY FREE
NO MORE BONDAGE OR CAPTIVITY
ONE WOULD ASKS WHY?
ANOTHER WOULD CRY
BUT I FELT NOTHING. . .
THAT THE WORLD WE SEE AS SOMETHING
OF COURSE I WAS SAD, THEN ANGRY, THEN HAPPY, THEN SAD AGAIN
WITH SO MANY EMOTIONS
IT WAS HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL
BUT THIS IS WHEN. . .
A BOY BECAME A MAN
WHEN HE GOT THE CALL!!

THE CHASE

WHEN YOU START FLOWING IN THE SPIRIT, MAN OH MAN AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN!

I HAVE BEEN WRITING AGAIN AND I FEEL GREAT DOING IT! BUT. . . BEFORE I BRING YOU ANOTHER PIECE OF POETRY IN MY POEMS FROM THE HEART SERIES, I MUST FIRST GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE ACTING CAREER! MONDAY, I WILL BE GOING TO HAVE MY COMPOSITE CARDS MADE. COMPOSITE CARDS ARE BUSINESS CARDS FOR ACTORS/MODELS. IT WILL HAVE A SIX PHOTO SPREAD ON IT AND MY ACTING RESUME ON THE FRONT. COMPOSITE CARDS ARE BEING MADE IN COLOR NOW WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE BLACK AND WHITE HEADSHOTS THAT I USE TO GET!

NOW ON WITH THE SHOW. . .

THIS NEXT PIECE IN THE SERIES "POEMS FROM THE HEART" IS ENTITLED "THE CHASE". . . NOT MEANT TO BE A PLAY ON MY NAME'S SAKE, BUT THE TITLE SEEMED CATCHY SO I WENT WITH IT!

I HOPE YOU ENJOY

THE CHASE
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLOSER
CAN YOU HEAR THAT NOISE
CAN YOU HEAR THAT SOUND
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLEAR AWAY YOUR TOYS
CARRY THEM NOW,
CARRY THEM UPSIDE DOWN
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLOSER
CAN YOU CATCH ME NOW
CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLOSER
CAUGHT, YOU'RE IT
CLIMB THROUGH THAT HOLE
CAN YOU FIT
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLOSER
CLEARLY I CAUGHT YOU
CLEARLY IT'S MY TURN
CAREFULLY I WAITED FOR YOU, TOO
CAFEFULLY I WATCHED AND YOU KNEW
CATCH
ME
IF
YOU CAN
AND NOW OUR GAME IS THROUGH!!!

COME TO KNOW ME

AS I'M LISTENING TO THE WONDERFUL SOUNDS OF SOAKING NET, I'M COMPELLED TO WRITE THIS BY THE SPIRIT OF MY LORD. . . I'VE NEVER HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE, SO THIS IS WHERE I LET GOD TAKE OVER!!!

COME TO KNOW
ME SO. . .
I CAN KNOW YOU MORE
COME TO KNOW
ME SO. . .
I CAN SOAR
COME TO KNOW
ME SO. . .
I CAN TELL YOU THE STORY
OF AN OLD FADED GLORY
COME TO KNOW
ME SO. . .
I CAN STRETCH MY ARMS OUT WIDE
TO BE BURIED DEEP INSIDE
THERE'S NO PLACE TO HIDE
PUT AWAY THAT SELFISH PRIDE
LET THOSE FEELINGS SUBSIDE
REMEMBER I DIED
COME TO KNOW
THIS HEAVENLY FLOW
ITS TIME TO SHOW
MY LOVE FOR YOU
HAD BEEN RENEWED
WE ARE NO LONGER SUBDUED
OR ABUSED
BATTERED OR BRUISED
COME TO KNOW
ME SO. . .
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROSS WAS NOT IN VAIN
I HAD EVERYTHING TO GAIN
JUST TO KNOW
YOU MORE
TOGETHER NOW WE CAN EXPLORE
THE WONDERS THAT COULD NEVER BE IGNORED
THE MARRIAGE OF YOU AND ME. . .
IT'S TIME TO SEE
THAT I CAME TO KNOW WHO I AM IN YOU
AND WITH THAT COMES THE PASSION THAT IS DUE
I NEVER KNEW
YOU MORE
LIKE I DO TODAY
LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY
LORD I PRAY
THAT YOU CAME TO KNOW ME SO. . . I CAN BE SAVED
AND WHEN THAT DAY COMES
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
I'M GLAD TO SAY I KNEW YOU WHEN
WE WERE ONE!!



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"THE FAITH OF THE LITTLE BECOMES THE FAITH OF THE MIGHTY"

I WANT TO THANK THE ACADEMY

DRUM ROLL PLEASE. . . TAH-DAH. . . WAIT FOR IT. . . WAIT FOR IT. . . OK GIVE UP. . . NO YOU DON'T. . . YES I DO. . . OK JUST TELL US ALREADY, RIGHT? LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, BOYS AND GIRLS, CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. . . ERIK'S ACTING CORNER IS PROUD TO PRESENT. . . CALIOPE TALENT AGENCY!!! HOORAY!!!!

YESTERDAY, I WENT TO A GO-SEE INTERVIEW WITH THE VERY WELL KNOW CALIOPE TALENT AGENGY TO SEEK REPRESENTATION FOR MY ACTING CAREER. . . WELL I JUST GOT THE PAPERS TODAY, IT'S OFFICIAL. . . I AM NOW A NEW TALENT BEING REPRESENTED BY CALIOPE!!
THANK YOU JESUS, YOU ARE AWESOME!!

SO LET THE BOOKINGS BEGIN!!!

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS ENDEAVOUR AND NOW I KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL---LIKE THERE WAS ANY DOUBT!!!

SO, I GUESS NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO BUY A CELL-PHONE CHARGER. . . JUST IN CASE GEORGE LUCAS CALLS AND WANTS ME TO STAR IN STAR WARS EPISODE 99: ATTACK OF THE SUPER SONIC POCKET PROTECTORS!!!

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TIME GOES BY SO FAST, SO TAKE A MINUTE TO SMELL THE ROSES!!

I WANT TO THANK THE ACADEMY

A POEM FROM THE HEART

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I WILL BE SUBMITTING SOME OF MY WORKS FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE. WHILE I'M GETTING BACK INTO THE ACTING BUSINESS, I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY WRITINGS. SO THIS BLOG IS TO ENCOURAGE THESE TIMES WHEN CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS CAN COME TOGETHER IN AN IMPARTIAL SETTING AND BE VIEWED BY OTHER ADMIRERS OF THIS TYPE OF GENRE.

THE FIRST WORK IN THIS SERIES WILL BE ENTITLED: "A POEM FROM THE HEART"

I HOPE YOU ENJOY!!

I SEE COLORS OF BRIGHT REDS, YELLOWS AND GREENS
I SEE RIVERS, VALLEYS, HILLS AND STREAMS
I SEE PEOPLE LAUGHING, CRYING, AND ACCOMPLISHING THEIR DREAMS
I SEE VIEWS AS TALL AS THE TREES
I SEE ME
I SEE YOU
I SEE EVERYTHING YOU DO
I SEE THAT EVERY PART OF ME CAME FROM EVERY PART OF YOU
I SEE IT ALL
I SEE THE FALL
AND THOUGH I FEEL SMALL, I STILL SEE IT ALL
I SEE A MAN
I SEE HIS HANDS
I SEE THE NAILS
I SEE THE VEIL
I SEE OUR STAINS
I SEE HIS PAIN
I SEE THE SALVATION OF MANKIND
THAT LED TO THE RENEWING OF THE MIND
IF WE TAKE THE TIME TO UNWIND
TO OPEN OUR EYES, AND TO NOT BE BLIND
THEN WE WILL SEE
THAT WHAT I SEE. . . IS. . . WHAT
HE SEES IN ME
HE SEES A MAN OF GOD
HE SEES A DEED THAT WAS DONE
HE SEES THAT ALL SINS ARE GONE
HE SEES THE BEGINNING
HE SEES THE END
HE SEES US
HE SEES OUR HEART
HE SEES OUR PART
AND WHEN WE START
HE SEES A JOB WELL DONE, MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SON, AND BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW. . .
THAT I SEE IT ALL!!!!

ERIK W. CHASE
INSPIRED BY GOD

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REMBER, CHANGE YOU HEART AND NOT A LIGHT BULB!!!

CONSTRUCTION AGAIN, AND NO OUTLET TO TURN OFF ON

OKAY, I KNOW WHAT YOU MUST BE THINKING BY THE TITLE OF THIS BLOG, BUT JUST HEAR ME OUT! I'LL START WITH A RHETORICAL QUESTION THAT OF COURSE NEEDS NO ANSWER. DON'T YOU THINK YOU ALMOST ALWAYS FIND YOUR WAY AROUND PLACES WHEN YOU ARE ALMOST ALWAYS COMPLETELY LOST! WHAT? AGAIN, RHETORICAL! OKAY, I'M ON MY WAY TO AN IMPORTANT MEETING WITH A TALENT AGENCY AND I DECIDED TO USE MAPQUEST. NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED AS I AM, YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS AN AWESOME DRIVING FOR DUMMIES GUIDE. . . UNLESS. . . CONSTRUCTION IS IN THE MIX! UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID NOT SHARE WITH ME THAT DETOUR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS, WHO KNEW? I DIDN'T, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AN ACTOR CAN'T BE IS LATE TO AN AUDITION! DIRECTORS AND CASTING AGENTS DON'T SEEM TO LIKE THAT TOO WELL! SO, HERE ARE THE TOP TEN TIPS TO DO WHEN YOU GET LOST!

1. DON'T PANIC, ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME RIGHT, BUT SINCE IT'S TEXAS, ANY DAIRY QUEEN WILL DO.

2. FIND A TURN A ROUND. THEY REALLY ARE SELF EXPLANITORY YOU KNOW!

3. GET ONSTAR, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONSTAR BORROW SOMEONE'S CAR WHO DOES

4. TAKE YOUR WIFE, THEY'RE GREAT AT DIRECTIONS, OR AT LEAST ASKING FOR THEM BECAUSE WE'RE MEN AND I GUESS WE THREW OURS OUT THE WINDOW!

5. TAKE THE TURN A ROUND AND RETRIEVE THE DIRECTIONS YOU THREW OUT THE WINDOW IN FRUSTRATION

6. STOP AT A GAS STATION, IT'S SLURPEE TIME! AFTER ALL, YOU CAN'T FIND YOUR WAY IF YOU HAVE AN EMPTY TANK OF GAS AND NO WHERE TO GO, AND THIS IS USUALLY BATHROOM TIME BECAUSE YOU MISSED THE REST AREA EXIT ANYWAY

7. PULL OVER AND TAKE A NAP! YOU CAN'T STRESS OUT NOW, YOU HAVE SLURPEE ON THE BRAIN AND ALL THIS WORK LOOKING FOR YOUR EXIT HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING! BESIDES, I ALWAYS THINK BETTER AFTER A NICE NAP!

8. GET A TOUR GUIDE OF THE CITY, THIS COSTS MONEY BUT WE MEN WILL NOT ACCEPT DEFEAT! IF WE MAKE IT OUR WIFE'S IDEA, SHE MIGHT GO ALONG WITH IT ANYWAY!

9. MAKE YOUR WIFE THE TOUR GUIDE, BECAUSE THE REASON WHY WE GOT LOST IN THE FIRST PLACE IS WELL, SEE TIP NUMBER 4!

10. IF YOU END UP IN AN UNCHARTED DESTINATION, CONSIDER IT A ROAD TRIP, JUST SAY 'HONEY, LOOK AT THIS PLACE, HAVE WE BEEN HERE BEFORE?' IF SHE REPLIES "YES", THEN REPLY BACK "SEE I TOLD YOU I KNEW MY WAY AROUND THIS PLACE"!!

THAT'S IT FOR TODAY!!!

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REMEMBER TO LOVE THE "ONE" WHO CREATED IT "ALL"!!

It's a boy, the sequel

WOW, WHAT CAN I SAY. . . BUT. . .SURPRISE IT'S A BOY! YOU GUESSED IT MY AWESOME FRIENDS JUST BROUGHT A NEW LIFE INTO THIS WORLD, AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW IF MY WIFE AND I ARE READY FOR THE TAR-LIKE, STRINGY, STICKY, BLACK, HARD TO REACH, CAN'T FIND ENOUGH WIPEES TO WIPEY POOPEY DIAPEE CHANGING REGIMENT JUST YET! I THINK FOR NOW WE WILL STICK TO THE HI-YA, IT'S YOURS-A, CAN'T-WAIT-TO-GIVE-HIM-BACK-TO-YA. . . BECAUSE-A, WE WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE TO FIGHT TO CHANGE THE TAR-LIKE, STRINGY, STICKY, BLACK, HARD TO REACH, CAN'T FIND ENOUGH WIPEES TO WIPEY POOPEY DIAPEE!

IN CASE YOU ARE READING THIS BLOG AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TYPE OF KOOL-AID I HAVE DRANK TODAY, WELL LET'S JUST SAY IT'S AN INSIDE JOKE FROM MY NEW PARENT FRIEND SEAN. THAT BLOG WAS SO HILLARIOUS.

ON THE SERIOUS NOTE, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND I THANK GOD THAT YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HEALTHY BOY! TELL AIDAN THAT KRISTI AND I AM SORRY THAT WE MISSED HIS BIRTHDAY, BUT I KNOW THAT WE WOULD JUST GET FAT OFF THAT CAKE ANYWAY, AND SINCE THERE'S NO CAKE. . . I GUESS THERE'S NO PARTY! BUT. . . IF YOU DO HAVE CAKE HERE ARE SOME FUN EXPERIMENTS TO PLAYOUT WITH YOUR NEW TOY---I MEAN BABY, LOL

1. BLUE FROSTING = BLUE POOP
2. YELLOW FROSTING = SOMEHOW COMES OUT GREEN
3. GREEN FROSTING = COMES OUT BROWN
4. RED FROSTING= IS FRIGHTENING, BECAUSE NO MOM LIKES RED POO!!!
5. WHITE FROSTING = DISAPPEARS, IT'S WHITE
6. ORANGE FROSTING = I DON'T KNOW THIS ONE, I HAVEN'T TRIED IT FOR MYSELF!!!

THAT COMPLETES OUR EXPERIMENT FOR TODAY ON TYPE FROSTING TO HAVE FOR AIDAN'S BIRTHDAY!!! NOW OTHER COLORS MIGHT COME OUT IF YOU MIX AND MATCH, SO HAVE FUN. . . AND CELEBRATE LIKE'S IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!

P.S. NO MAN SHOULD WEAR "SPANDEX", UNLESS THEY'RE IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN HOME, BUT NO DETAILS BECAUSE AFTER ALL THIS IS A KID TESTED MOTHER APPROVED BLOG. ONLY FAMILY VIEWING AUDIENCES ALLOWED!!

"LIFE IS ONE GREAT MOVIE, SO LET'S ACT LIKE IT"

UNTIL NEXT TIME WITH ANOTHER EXCITING BLOG ON ERIK'S ACTING CORNER

GOD BLESS,

AND HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!!!!

It's a boy, the sequel

REPRESENTATION BY WAY OF CALIOPE

FOR MANY OF US WHO ARE TRYING TO PURSUE OUR DREAMS OF BEING AN ACTOR, WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION OF TRYING TO FIND WORK. AS MOST OF US KNOW, GETTING A JOB IN THE ACTING WORLD CAN BE SOMETIMES A STRUGGLE. SO AS ACTORS WE TURN TO THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT US. . . YOU GUESSED IT, AN AGENT. NOW, AGENTS ARE A DIME A DOZEN AND FOR EVERY ONE ACTOR THERE MIGHT BE A HUNDRED AGENTS. SO HOW DO YOU PICK THE RIGHT ONE? PRAYER, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. . . BUT AFTER ALMOST COMPLETELY GIVING UP ON MY DREAM TO BE AN ACTOR, I TURNED TO GOD! WE SHOULD TURN TO GOD FOR EVERYTHING, BUT SOMETIMES WE FORGET TO TELL HIM WHAT WE WANT. THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD KNOWS THE DESIRES OF OUR HEART AND THAT IF WE ASK HIM, WE CAN HAVE WHAT WE ASK FOR! PRETTY SIMPLE RIGHT, WELL IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS. A LOT OF TIMES WE SAY WHAT WE HAVE, BUT WE CAN HAVE WHAT WE SAY. THE BIBLE SAYS TO CALL THINGS THAT ARE NOT AS THOUGH THEY WERE. . . SO I THOUGHT THEN, MAYBE, JUST MAYBE THIS MIGHT WORK IN MY CASE. . . WELL. . . YOU GUESSED IT! GOD HEARD MY PRAYER, AND ON MONDAY APRIL 20TH, I WILL BE SITTING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CALIOPE TALENT AGENCY IN SAN ANTONIO. I'M SO EXCITED, WITH GOD I'M TRULY ON MY WAY TO FOLLOWING MY DREAM, AND SOON I WILL BE ABLE TO ACT FULL TIME!

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
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My first movie after five years

I WENT ON MY FIRST AUDITION ON TUESDAY APRIL 14TH, AND I LANDED MY FIRST ROLE ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT SHORT FILM ENTITLED "AND REPEAT". SO ON THURSDAY APRIL 16TH I WILL BE DRIVING TO AUSTIN TO PLAY THE PART OF "CODY KING-FISCHER, A CO-WORKER WHO INTERACTS WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER NAMED "BOB". I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THE PART, WHO KNOWS WHAT PROJECT I WILL DO NEXT, BUT HEY IT'S KIND OF A GREAT FEELING TO BE A WORKING ACTOR AGAIN. BY THE WAY THIS BLOG IS TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ASPIRING ACTORS. . . SO IF YOU WANT SUPPORT OR IF YOU GET ANY UPCOMING CASTING CALLS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS IS A BLOG FOR YOU.

THE FILM IS SET TO AIR MAY 12TH AT THE GALAXY IN AUSTIN, TX!! THAT'S RIGHT BIG SCREENING BABY!!

I'M SO GRATEFUL TO GOD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MY TALENTS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HE WILL DO NEXT!!
REMEMBER THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH GOD!

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SEE YOU NEXT TIME!!