When I was watching the episode about why Mai joined the enemy, I thought that her feelings would make a good poem.

The bitter loneliness

This loneliness I have…

It follows me wherever I go

No matter what I do

It will always find me in the end

I do whatever I can

To avoid feeling that wretched emptiness

I duel to my heart's content

I defeat men far and wide

But…

It isn't enough

Nothing will be enough

Not after what that man did to me

When he banished me to the dreaded Shadow Realm

That was torture

He showed me images…

My friends not missing me

And little by little…

He took away my memories

Of everything I held dear to me

Especially my friends

Yes, I do have friends…now

But…where are they?

I never see them

When I need them

They are never around

I miss them terribly

Do they miss me?

Do they even think about me?

I think about them all the time

I wonder how they're doing

Wonder if I'll see them again

When I first met them…

They made me realize that I could have friends

That we could be enemies in the arena

But friends away from the battlefield

They also taught me a great deal about myself

They taught me to not be afraid

When I saw them again at Battle City

It made the loneliness go away

The feeling of being like and wanted…

That was the feeling I craved

They made me feel on top of the world

But now…

The loneliness is back

Now, more powerful than ever

So I wonder;

Do I need friends…

Or just power?

My mind says two different things

One half says power

One half says friends

Which should I listen to?

Right now, I'm willing to do anything…

To escape the bitter loneliness