One thing overlooked

I was building a circuit.

There were resistors, capacitors,

and wires of blue, green, white, red

to connect each component.

I soldered for hours,

drew conduits about the central chip,

and created a spaghetti mess

of worms writhing together, 

breathing together, trading electrons

first through the white wire,

then the black, then the red

and through the switch, 

and by the time it reached

the green wire, I hadn't a clue

where the electricity had really gone.

I followed the schematic, 

until there was no more wire

and nothing to solder. 

I flipped the switch, and wasn't surprised

when the circuit didn't work.