By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com

My ticker continues to flutter at the prospect of Joe Biden possibly bringing our latest “long national nightmare” to its merciful end.

That would be the presidency of Donald J. Trump.

Now, though, comes a sort of an admission.

I have been lapsing into speaking out loud the word “president” directly in front of Trump’s name. I do not intend to memorialize those words by typing them on this blog. Not for as long as this man remains in office.

I have been referencing Trump’s political title as I gripe and moan to my wife and anyone else who will listen to me. Do I dare type it on this blog? Not on your life. Or on Trump’s life.

I look forward to referring to the next president in a way that restores respect to the man who occupies the office. Yes, the words “President Biden” do have a nice ring to them as I type those terms consecutively.

The man who holds the office now? No … way.

Let us hope we awaken from this nightmare in about, oh, 25 days.