I COULD BE....

I'd rather be a COULD-BE ,
If I can't be an ARE.

Because a COULD-BE is a MAY be,
Who is reaching for a star.

I'd rather be a HAS-BEEN,
Than a MIGHT-HAVE -BEEN, by far.

For a MIGHT-HAVE -BEEN has never been,
But a HAS BEEN was once an ARE.