Paradox

It took a while to conjugate 
the verb to heal to healed
Now I’ve learned
this change of tense
Requires quite a will
And if you stop to take a breath
The world turns upside down
The uphill battle’s
Now inside out
And your efforts amounted to nil

The leaded stone you fought against
Just plunges out of sight
But don’t forget the paradox 
Of this topsy turvy place
For up is down, left is right
And now you’re in the way of the boulder

It slows to a halt at the dip of the breast
It settles around your shoulders
At first it is but light as snow
Just a stinging in your throat
Until all at once 
it couldn’t be colder
For stone makes a horrible coat.