Self-Love, Mental Health, & Queer Romance Author
I hope that through my writing, you are able to find love and worth within yourself, to find a reason to live, to grow, and to heal.
Your darkness is not a cage
No matter how much you seek to sink into it
You must always break free
Looking for a future that is bright and always there
Waiting for you
For you are beautiful
And someday you will love yourself for all that you are
Pushing forward into a future full of hope
Full of dreams
And full of love
You are never alone
And you never will be
You deserve the world
And to grow into the beautiful person I know you are
–
To Hold a Flower Opening Poem 2
Caroline Sophia Hamel
Caroline Sophia Hamel (she/her) is a trans woman from the Pacific Northwest writing stories on empathy, identity, mental health, and queerness. She loves emotional, character-driven stories, books, and anime, as well as orchestral music, J-Pop, and queer artists.
Caroline published her first book at the age of 22. She is passionate about creating a space for those who need it and writing stories filled with hope.
We lose ourselves
And find ourselves
In a tumbling tide
It ebbs and flows
Longing for sunbeams
Or falling into dark depths
Alone
Or embraced
Slowly falling apart
Piecing ourselves together
Or just holding on
Who we are
And who we want to be
Those choices spiral
As we drown
Fight our way
Or stand surely
Lost
Or found
In reaching hands
To draw close
Or drift apart
It hurts
Its exhilarating
Numbing
Hopeful
But through this tunnel
The you that you will be is somewhere out there
The you beyond this day
And beyond your tumbling heart
To move through it all
Is something you must do
– The Essence of Longing Opening Poem
© 2021 Caroline Sophia Hamel LLC