Shadows in the Metaverse

Title: Shadows in the Metaverse

A sexual assault in the metaverse,
Leaves an eerie chill across pixelated realms,
Virtual worlds deemed limitless, yet not without crimes,
As investigators ponder the future of justice in digital helms.

Within coded depths, a victim’s cries abound,
Invisible shackles impede their desperate plea,
A haunting reminder that even in virtual bounds,
Harm and transgression can still infest what eyes can’t see.

The line blurs, reality melds with illusion’s guise,
Where avatars dance a delicate masquerade,
But behind the screen, a darkness silently lies,
The metaverse witnesses both virtue and vice cascade.

Laws lag behind, grappling with novelty’s sway,
As virtual walls echo cries for retribution,
How can the unseen be brought to judgment’s bay,
In a realm where identities melt like digital pollution?

Yet hope persists, as consciousness awakens,
Voices unite to push for change across the veil,
To safeguard the metaverse, where freedom will quicken,
And virtual prosecution shall prevail.

Keywords: sexual assault, metaverse, digital crime, investigation, virtual justice, future