Do you believe?

Yo Matthew man,

woah,this poem is sure is a mouthful of questions.
anyway, i think this is nice, although the resonance of your chosen words are bit awkward, i think you could improve on that.
the first stanza, you asked your audience about the spider lurking under the bed until it comes out at night. your syntax of the last line

Matthew wrote:And doesn’t scare you until night?

makes the message more compelling than saying it on a straightforward manner of "and scares you at night", emphasizing the suspense of night dawning and the horror that comes with it (which, on this case is the spider).
i like the second stanza the most. the irony of hiding the skeletons in the closet and revealing themselves by

Matthew wrote:Eating at your favourite clothes ,
Tearing away what will cover up your nakedness tomorrow?

is a darkly humurous and i thnk the best part of this poem.
from highly symbolical first two stanzas, you revert to one that is qutie literal on succeeding stanzas and i find it less appealing, though. although it is easier to understand, i think the use of symbols is your strength as a poet.
your concluding line

Matthew wrote:Do you believe in demons?

, i can't decide if it is proper to be there, or what. althoguh the appeal of finishing a piece with hanging question for the reader to ponder about is quite strong among writeres, i think we should be more cautious with the use of it. i understand you wanted to end this in a dramatic way, ok, but be careful as it might compromise what you have built with the previous stanzas.

anyway, i think this is nice, you have what it takes, continue honing your craft.

I think BookGeek pointed out all the points I was going to. The only thing I would suggest is either to end with the beginning line "Do you believe in Monsters?", rather than "Do you believe in Demons?" to make the poem seem more well-rounded, as at the minute I feel like the last line doesn't really relate to anything else.

Apart from that it's a good poem, keep on writing

Okay, when writing a poem, you don't want it to be all questions, because when there are tons of questions and no answers it makes for a rather boring poem. Try adding something about how YOU believe in those things.

Good luck! and keep writing!

~Hope

Intense!

Hai there!

I think this opens up a lot of thoughts to my mind, which is a good thing, of course. But at, the same time, I agree what Bond says. Add some of your thoughts in here. As readers of your poem, we are expecting to see what you think. It makes the poem all the more interesting if you answer these questions or not, leaving it open to see if we agree, and whether we are normal or not.

I like a poem that gets you asking a lot of questions, not one that asks you the questions. Try making it so that we have to make up the questions ourselves! I think you have a wonderful start here!

Classy