No. The speaker is addressing her sisters. They are whoever they are. I wrote it not long after the most recent presidential election and while teaching Jabberwocky in a class on remix literature. But now that the composite is out in the world, I’d say the “they” depends more on the reader than any intention I had at the time.
Sarah A. Shelton, Ph.D. 
The image reinforces the unknown fear: who are they? They surround me in shadowy danger. Who are they? My sisters?
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No. The speaker is addressing her sisters. They are whoever they are. I wrote it not long after the most recent presidential election and while teaching Jabberwocky in a class on remix literature. But now that the composite is out in the world, I’d say the “they” depends more on the reader than any intention I had at the time.
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