A speaker quietly plans to vanish, and the plan starts long before any actual leaving. They describe "practicing" disappearance, withdrawing for days at a time so that people grow used to not seeing them. The goal is strange and sad: when the speaker finally goes, nobody should notice, and the absence should already feel normal.
The tone is flat and matter-of-fact, which makes it more unsettling. There's no drama here, no anger or begging for attention. The lowercase "i" and the lack of punctuation add to the sense of someone shrinking themselves down. The final line, "long gone and long forgotten," shows what the speaker expects, or maybe even wants: to leave no trace. Underneath, though, the poem hints at loneliness and the fear that nobody would really miss them. The mood is quiet, bleak, and heavy with isolation. The title, "Look Straight," might suggest avoiding eye contact, though that is only a guess.