Not the sands but more the ice unzipped

I worried about quicksands and escape
Sucked into the sands by giant lips
I forgot that ice is thin and easy breaks

Is worry wasting time and a mistake?
Yet we need to learn from other’s trips
I fretted over quicksands and escape

I fell through ice and now cold makes me ache
A trip, a trap, a tumble, we are stuck
I forgot that ice is thin and easy breaks

In ice cold water, how the brain can creak
No resources, internet or book.
I fretted over quicksands yet escaped

Feeling happy, I forgot to check.
I didn’t measure, neither did I look
I forgot that ice is thin, can crack and break

When we’re on Cloud 9 we are at risk
Not the sands but more the ice unzipped
I worried about quicksands and escape
I forgot that ice is thin, so easy breaks