Titi lives with her children in the south of England. In her poem, ‘Letter’, she describes the experience of receiving a letter from the Home Office with news of her fate – would her asylum claim be accepted or not? Despite being recognised as a victim of trafficking, it took Titi and her solicitor at JCWI, Nicola Burgess, three attempts before she was granted asylum.
Letter
Letter! Letter!! Letter!!!
letter, sweet sensational sad letter
As I stood there
gazing at the letter
101 questions dived through my mind
Letter! my mindset repeated the word “letter”
My heart skipped a beat at the sight of it
Legs turns to jelly
Letter, sweet sensational sad letter
stomach crumbled and immediately lost appetite
at the entrance of the word “letter”
Open it!
What could you read?
What you read will either give you peace or tear you to pieces
I could perceive sadness
letter, sweet sensational sad letter
As depression, desolation and dejection crept in
My heart was overwhelmed with b…