I'm Telling the Truth, But I'm Lying

"We were two people who knew enough about hurt people who hurt people to pour our hurt into a pot we could watch over together.  Together we prevented the melting.  The boiling over.  We agreed to take on the labor of helping each other heal.  There may have been a contract.  There was no contract, just trust built early and adhered to like ritual.  You could say we avoided our pain.  We said we were avoiding the cliche of rebounds and found warmth each other."