2 Paper 2 Tigers

This piece revisits the idea of Paper Tigers…the fear that looks powerful but isn’t.


But where the first version was about calm and clarity, this one sits in the tension of knowing that truth and still not feeling it.

The colors are darker, heavier. The face isn’t serene anymore, it’s alert, almost defiant. Because even when I remind myself that my fears are “just paper,” they can still feel real, still tighten my chest, still stop me in place.

This version isn’t about conquering fear. It’s about living with it…seeing it clearly, recognizing its tricks, and admitting that sometimes it still wins. It’s harder, messier, more honest.

I’m trying to get comfortable here, in the in-between: where fear hasn’t disappeared, but I don’t disappear under it either.