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A Poem for James

Genie Quincy shared a poem written Lisa Parkhurst, the former girlfriend of her son, James Campsey, in 1990 after visiting the AIDS memorial quilt for the first time in Washington, D.C. Campsey is included in two panels of the quilt. Campsey and Parkhurst are shown in the inset photograph.

I think I owe you one
but I want to give you a whole lot more.
It's hard for me to stand here
alone and scared
Wishing you were beside
to hold my hand
and make everything all better.
I feel so lonely without you
wanting to share my ups & downs
with my best friend,
but I cant find you...
Now you are a patchwork of memories
I can't let go.
Now you are with others
and I hope they love you as much
as I love you
and miss you with everything inside of me.
God must have his arm around you
embracing all the love
you shared so unconditionally.
Just remember I feel you with me
holding my hand
dancing with me
with every sunset and sunrise I see.

Related Photos

  • A group of panels that are included in an AIDS memorial quilt on display this week in Washington, D.C. Campsey is included in two panels on the quilt, which was segmented for display purposes.

    AIDS panel 2.jpg

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July 25, 2012

Local woman's son part of national AIDS memorial quilt

Panels on display at 2012 International Aids Conference

Mineral Wells Index

By CHRIS AGEE | cagee@mineralwellsindex.com

In conjunction with the 2012 International Aids Conference being held this week in Washington, D.C., a memorial quilt is being displayed in the nation's capital for the first time in 16 years.

The quilt, initiated by the NAMES Project, has local ties, with two panels dedicated to James Campsey, the son of Mineral Wells resident Genie Quincy.

Quincy, who heads the First Christian Church food pantry, said Campsey's death from AIDS in 1987, at the age of 21, was an incredible shock.

"After he died, I guess I sat on the couch and cried for about six months," she said, explaining the disease was still shrouded in mystery at the time.

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