distracted by long lines

so what's with the..

my list was
simple, short and sweet:
bandaid
toothbrush
razors
gum

alluded to the elusive
reflected within the opaque
secluded beyond the oppressive
within the mirror I might awake

his number was not held together
split into primes and factors all
the coefficient of brilliance
the descriptive determinant
set apart from the terrible discriminant
nothing seemed permanent
within the faulty firmament

this is no digression, et al
to appease the tangential paths
and create the ultimate boundary of
what "is" and its respective "is not"
subsumed by the constraints of logic
a finer device than the linear method
alone

and my wait is over
back into focus
my purchase complete
bandaid to gum
simple, short and sweet

...lack of cashiers?