“I wanted to go to her, but not yet. What did you say to someone who had just lost a loved one? A mother. I had not earned the right to empathize with such loss. I did not have the… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“There is something you have to know.” I kept my arms at my sides, and held them tight against my body while I summoned… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“But before I could get hold of my thoughts, another loud explosion tore through the air, crackling like a beast, our screams becoming lost… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“With him I couldn’t be anything but myself and that scared the crap out of me, because I had never existed like that before.” — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“I wanted to go to her, but not yet. What did you say to someone who had just lost a loved one? A mother.… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“© Carlyle Labuschagne 2014 " As I watched her run down the path and melt with the shadows, I wasn't sure how to feel… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“He leaned in closer, and on stepping back, I almost became one with the cupboard, afraid that if he came any closer, I would… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“I see you,” he said ever so softly. I knew exactly what he meant, because I too saw myself for the first time.” — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“You cannot know what light is if you have not experienced darkness. How could you know what happiness feels like if you know not… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
“I was on a lit path, a raging firestorm for him – all of him. My body ached for it. I had found the… — Carlyle Labuschagne Copy Share Image
