Poem at Christmas: And In the Red Box – Alice Walker | The Official Website for American Novelist & Poet

For Obenewa, African daughter, at Christmas

And In the Red Box

And in the red box
tied with red ribbons
tell me justice lies
and school books for children
tell me there is
a sandwich
for the man
starving
on the corner.
Tell me when Christmas
comes
peace
and a warm fire
happiness
and
joy
an end
to selfishness
comes with it.