After almost three decades, Delphine (Dell) Snowville is determined to get a divorce from her husband, Matthew (Matt). Matt refuses to give Dell the divorce until she confesses the real reason she wants to leave him and their restaurant, Snowville Café, that has served it’s African American historic community since 1970. Matt’s best friend (Bobby), and Dell’s best friend (Stella), have a relationship that leads to death for one of them in the end, which leaves Dell angry and bitter towards life, with her only comfort coming from the poems that (Stella) wrote. Other people that enter the café (Jasmine) the waitress, (Jerome) Dell’s lawyer, and a (Stranger), help Dell and Matt make decisions that change both of their lives.