I begin to distrust myself when I try starting conversations.
I get nervous and forget

or perhaps I start thinking
      over analyzing

I'll say, "Isn't the weather nice today?"
and they'll say "Yeah."
and I'll think "Is this how people make friends?"
then I'll cringe and remember someone once told me
"Be yourself. Just keep the conversation going."
  
      they never told me who I am or how to keep a conversation

BUT one day soon
I'll meet someone new
and he'll say "Hey, isn't the weather nice today?"
and I'll say "Yeah."
then he'll think "Is this how people make friends?"
and cringe at himself
while I laugh and think
"Be yourself. Just keep the conversation going."