Number Our Days (A Poem)

Life is but a vapor— 
It’s a true statement people say.
We are here for a brief moment,
and then gone the very next day.

Yet we think we are invincible
and live like life will never end,
all the while forgetting
that life’s length we cannot comprehend.

So what is the solution
to this grand overarching question?
Should we dig deep down in a hole
and hide out with our depression?

No, I think we would be wise
to take a note from the Psalmist’s book
and let the prayer he recorded
be our personal outlook.

"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."