She said I could do whatever I want

 She asked why I don't go to a good university,

like MIT or Harvard, as if it were easy, as if I had 

even one penny to put towards my expenses.

I knew that she would not offer a single nickel,

this woman who pursued her own studies using child support,

at night, while we heated meatloaf in the oven and put 

ourselves to bed.

This woman said that I could do whatever I want,

somehow, she did not concern herself with how.