I approach and it clams up, making me step back out of shock. "Sensitivity it is.", that's what I thought. I don't think it's bad, after all that awareness is something that it needed to protect itself. Such a pretty flower it's sprouting and colorful green leaves that it can't help but attract everyone yet it itself cannot handle the pressure of all the attention. I watch from a distance and smile, waiting for it to open it's shut leaves again. And when it does, it will be even more beautiful than it was before.
Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant) [pudica = shy], is a creeping annual or perennial herb often grown for its curiosity value: the compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched, re-opening within minutes. The species is native to South America and Central America, but is now a pantropical weed. In Bangla, this is known as 'Lozzaboti', the shy virgin. And "Makahiya" in the Philippines.
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