THE SCHEME OF THINGS Nov. 29/85 Karl Rigelhof

Thoughts are formulating in my mind
The storm is quickly/slowly fading/abating (in and) out in/of time
I find it('s) fascinating amidst all (of) the/this confusion
The data/facts are correlating to arrive/come at/to this/the/a conclusion
(That) I need more time to think

Swimming through/in the think tank
Dipping in(to) the drink (I) drank
More than I could swallow

Spinning down the sink sank
Standing on the brink blank
Went my brain

Working out the kink(s) crank(s)
Buying/selling (it(/)up) in a blink (you can) bank
On that reassuring thought

The disturbing way you slink yank
Telling me that I stink (in) thanks
For all the trouble (you('ve) gone/went through)

Nonsense clouds/dulls the process of reason
Substance crowds the concepts/ideals you/we believe in
The consequences shroud the chang(ing) of (the) season(s)
The instance is proud when it's what (you need to) begin(s)
To fit/figure in(to) the scheme of things